"It is a humble truth that beauty in art is the harmony of spirit, intellect, and craft."

"It is a profound truth that knowledge is the gathering of scattered facts; wisdom is the synthesis of lived experience."

"The essence of creativity is the belief that a mind at peace can weather any storm."

"Most human beings have an almost infinite capacity for taking things for granted."

"I am a filmmaker. That is all I've ever been. You know, Martin Scorsese makes films about the mob. And I make movies about food."

"Switzerland is a place where they don't like to fight, so they get people to do their fighting for them while they ski and eat chocolate."

"A woman is like a tea bag - you can't tell how strong she is until you put her in hot water."

"For me, healthy eating and exercising is something I work on constantly. I'm not the most disciplined dieter. I try to eat a lot of fruit and vegetables but sometimes late at night I tend to have fast-food meals - and that's where I get myself into trouble! So I'm not in the best shape I could be, but I'm still healthy and comfy."