I feel like 'embattled' or 'disgraced' will always follow my name. It's like that black football player who recently came out.

I've got two vices: cigarettes and taters.

I believe that everyone should be treated equal, that's the way I was raised and that's the way I live my life.

Chicken breast is the driest, [most] tasteless part of the chicken as far as I'm concerned.

Onions and bacon cooking up just makes your kitchen smell so good. In fact, one day I'm going to come up with a room deodorizer that smells like bacon and onions. It's a fabulous smell.

Stone-ground grits are wonderful, but because they take so long to cook, I usually go with quick cooking grits - which I also love. But I never make the instant kind - some things a Southerner just won't do!

Love is blind, but marriage is a real eye-opener.