We're all in trouble, and we all need to sort of pick up the pieces and start to exercise more and really be careful with the food.

No tricks, gimmicks, special pills, special potions, special equipment. All it takes is desire and will.

People are still grasping for the miracle, and unfortunately, there are no miracles, if you do not exercise for a year, and let your body remain dormant, then you will gain weight.

When I go to bed at night, I ask God to give me another day; I ask him to keep me strong and make me a good teacher and to keep spreading this right word.

I was always into staying busy, into my goals, into making notes and planning. I'm not one who truly lives in the past.

Stop trying to find something in food that will make you feel better. I used to have eating disorders; I'd binge and purge all the time: fried oysters, po' boys, muffulettas, beignets, coffee and doughnuts. I tried to medicate myself with food when people made fun of me or hit me with a bat in school. I'd always turn to food. Knowing what I now know, I'd turn to me.

People need the court jester, so I keep that smile on and keep going out there to do what I do.