Entertainer

When you write a book, you're an expert, and people look at you in a different way.

I have cotton or flannel sheets, depending on the weather. They have to be ironed, and I get my bed changed nearly every day.

I'm never sick. Why get sick? It's a waste of time.

My daughter emails me. When your daughter starts to email you instead of talk to you... It's horrible. You cannot forget human communication.

Everywhere I go, I always look for creative entrepreneurs, whether it's artisans and craftsmen, small farmers and gardeners, or restaurateurs who use fresh, locally sourced ingredients. I admire the courage and self-reliance it takes to start your own business and make it succeed.

I think it's very important that whatever you're trying to make or sell, or teach has to be basically good. A bad product and you know what? You won't be here in ten years.

Each generation is smarter than the generation before, and they need total diversion and encouragement and things to think about.

When you write a book, you're an expert, and people look at you in a different way.

I want you to know that I am innocent - and that I will fight to clear my name.

So the pie isn't perfect? Cut it into wedges. Stay in control, and never panic.

For styling, I don't like a lot of mousse. I do use Sally Hershberger's Texture Blast, which is like a hair spray, but just at the roots. I have really good hair, and I don't like to plaster it.

I was married for 30 years. Isn't that enough? I've had my share of dirty underwear on the floor.

I think you can fairly say I spawned or laid an egg that has turned into a lifestyle industry.

If you learn something new every day, you can teach something new every day.

I don't think in a male or female way. I don't differentiate between male and female. I never have. I'm not considered a feminist.

I catnap now and then, but I think while I nap, so it's not a waste of time.

I'm a maniacal perfectionist.

Without an open-minded mind, you can never be a great success.

I am not a rock star or a movie star; I'm a businessperson. I definitely know who my friends are. I'm much more open and trusting than, say, my daughter is.

The last place I would ever want to go is prison.