I have such respect for people who do non-fiction casting after settling on the grandparents we got for this. It is really hard to find people who are not fame-whores. We're lucky these people actually wanted to spend their time doing this. All of them would have much rather been cooking without the cameras, being with their families. That's why they're great characters.

I wish I had played team sports. I think every kid should. Teamwork builds character - teaches people about leadership and cooperation.

My sophomore year I spent exactly one day on the JV football team. It was the tryout day.

Politicians who wear little tennis socks with the balls at the back should not be taken seriously.

I mean, you're gonna be left behind if you don't appreciate the genius that is Meredith Vieira.

If there's one thing that everyone can agree on, it's that, right or wrong, they hate the press.

As the great philosopher George Santayana would have said, 'those who cannot remember the past . . . should simply read Jan Van Meter's Tippecanoe and Tyler Too.' Van Meter's greatest hits collection of slogans is the catchiest ever retelling of American history. It's like the greatest minds of Madison Avenue sat down to write a history book. They don't make sound bites like they used to!