It's absolutely amazing that I survived all the booze and smoking and the cars and the career.

I don't like gossip stories. Facts are okay. But when gossips begin making items, that's something else again.

It's really important to be attentive to the people who have less - who are less fortunate than you are.

I don't go for the so-called "intimate" stuff. Column items that report: "Minerva Ferncroft sleeps in pink dusting powder between puce-colored sheets in a heart-shaped bed." It leaves me cold.

It's born of sheer laziness. My signature dishes are salads, hamburgers and popcorn. That's not the kind of stuff that gets you an entry in the distinguished book of culinary records. Being known for great soufflé is one thing but a good hamburger? What would they say? "Yeah, he really knew how to put the cheese on."

I don't like to discuss my marriage, but I will tell you something which may sound corny but which happens to be true. I have steak at home. Why should I go out for hamburger?

No sense in being a grifter if it's the same as being a citizen.