My dad was a ham, too. He could sell those women anything. Of all his sons, I was the only one he could trust to sell as well as he could. I was proud of that.

A room is like a stage. If you see it without lighting, it can be the coldest place in the world.

If I'm not working, I don't know what to do.

I'm Liberace without a piano.

I can't even get three weeks off to have cosmetic surgery.

I have this beautiful antique silver wine decanter that I bought at an auction. I always pour wine from that.

As far as cookbooks go, I think Joy of Cooking is a classic. I've used it over and over again. Julia Child frustrates me. By the time you get all her herbs together, you're exhausted