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

Southerners have never been afraid of seasoning. It's kind of the other way around; our seasoning is afraid of us.

I'm so thankful. God has been so good and generous.

Well what I would really like is a bunch of little n***ers to wear long-sleeve white shirts, black shorts and black bow ties. You know, in the Shirley Temple days, they used to tap dance around. Now, that would be a true Southern wedding wouldn't it? But we can't do that because the media would be on me about that.

Bein' rich is having leftovers. Good leftovers make yo' tongue fly outta yo' mouth and smack yo' brains out.

Having an audience is almost like plugging me into an electrical outlet. People feed me so much of their energy. We have a great time. It's all about the fellowship.

Cooking has always brought me a happiness that I didn't think was available. I just fire up the stove, and things start to fade away.