Ed Sullivan brought me to TV first in 1952, then Garry Moore's program gave me a lot of confidence and freedom.
I can't stay friends with anyone who doesn't have a passion for something; and, generally speaking, artistic people, creative people carry it right into the kitchen, too. They have a zest for life; the excitement of living. All of the great eaters I've known are also men of great wit.
When I was a kid, I used to send away for those ventriloquist kits on the back of comic books.
A summary of every Jewish holiday: They tried to kill us, we won, let's eat!
Smoked salmon is for dinner. Belly lox is for breakfast. Don't get that mixed up.
You only live once, except for Shirley MacLaine.