You know the old adage that the customer's always right? Well, I kind of think that the opposite is true. The customer is rarely right.

The old adage about acting - that it's 98% energy and 2% talent - is true, you know.

I never considered Miles Davis a perfectionist; I always considered him as an excellence-ist, where deviation is actually kind of cool.

I'm not trying to become the spokesman for this kind of thing, but you've got to look hard and close at this,

The most successful food, I think, is food that both appeals to the super-sophisticated diner or foodie and to the lay diner at the same time.

If you know what you're doing, you can make a meal happen with any kitchen knife. But using a top-quality knife versus a low-quality one is the difference between driving a Jaguar and a VW Jetta across the country. They'll both get you there. But the Jaguar will give you a much smoother ride.