I know I can cook, but the place where I cook... it's a mess! I'm very disorganized.

Growing up, I had a very busy social life. It wasn't until I was a sophomore in high school that I asked Mama if I could come into the kitchen and have her teach me how to cook something.

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

On my show I share all these yummy, fattening recipes, but I tell people, in moderation, in moderation. You can have that little piece of pie.

You know, nobody can ever cook as good as your mama.

In order to have good fried chicken, you should wash and season the bird the morning you're preparing it for dinner. Don't wait and do it right before you start cooking. Throw it in the refrigerator, seasoned, that morning, and give it a chance to soak up all the salt and pepper and goodness.

You don't want to make a steady diet of just lettuce. You don't want to make a steady diet of fried chicken.