As long as you're eating well and moving your body every day, age is just a state of mind

I'm comfortable in my own skin. I know I'm not going to ever be Cindy Crawford or Elle MacPherson.

People say, "What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas." Because people do wild and crazy things in Vegas that they probably wouldn't do any other time. Which is why I feel like, if you're gonna open your first restaurant, this might be the place to do it.

I wasn't looking to get into TV. My family was in the movie business, so I was never interested in that world.

There's nothing like a home-cooked meal - nothing! When people ask me what the best restaurant in L.A. is, I say, 'Uh, my house.' It's more intimate. Food can connect people in a forever sort of way.

It will be a great success to me if my family comes into the restaurant and says that they're proud of what I've done, they're proud of the way I've represented the De Laurentiis name, and that they love my food. That is the moment of pure pride for me.

I think you can tell the food is close to my heart, too, because I'm doing what I do best.