I was 32 when I started cooking; up until then, I just ate.

The best way to execute French cooking is to get good and loaded and whack the hell out of a chicken.

Without peanuts, it isn't a cocktail party.

It's fun to get together and have something good to eat at least once a day. That's what human life is all about - enjoying things.

I had my first French meal and I never got over it. It was just marvelous. We had oysters and a lovely dry white wine. And then we had one of those lovely scalloped dishes and the lovely, creamery buttery sauce. Then we had a roast duck and I don't know what else.

Just like becoming an expert in wine, you learn by drinking it, the best you can afford.

I love good, fresh food cooked by someone who knows what he's doing.