Prep things in advance so that you don't have to cook everything at the last moment.

It is going to have healthy food and exercise mixed together. With smaller portions, and more exercise, you live a better life.

One thing I always say is being a great chef today is not enough - you have to be a great businessman.

New Yorkers think they have everything, all the best art and music. But really L.A. is a better place.

Television in the '80s was very limited. There was no Food Network. When I opened Spago, I had the kitchen in the dining hall. It was probably the first restaurant to do so. The dining scene became more casual. All these cooking shows have transformed our profession one-hundred percent.

I grew up so poor in Austria that we never took a vacation with my family.

To me, an airplane is a great place to diet.