It is a great help for a man to be in love with himself. For an actor, however, it is absolutely essential

I have little patience with anyone who is not self-satisfied. I am always pleased to see my friends, happy to be with my wife and family, but the high spot of every day is when I first catch a glimpse of myself in the shaving mirror.

If people take the trouble to cook, you should take the trouble to eat.

I am more modest now, but I still think that one of the pleasantest of all emotions is to know that I, I with my brain and my hands, have nourished my beloved few, that I have concocted a stew or a story, a rarity or a plain dish, to sustain them truly against the hungers of the world.

For is there any practice less selfish, any labor less alienated, any time less wasted, than preparing something delicious and nourishing for people you love?

People coming from Lakeview Drive have trouble getting out at that intersection. I just came from there and seven cars were lined up waiting. This is the traffic situation in December. There are even longer waits in the summer.