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Whatever It Is You Want To Do, Take A Job In That Field. You Will Learn By Experience And, Slow And Steady, You'll Get It Done!

My Mom, Who's Been In The Restaurant Business For 40 Years, Is The Number-one Influence In My Life. But I Look Up To A Lot Of People In The Industry. Tops On My List Is Mario Batali. My Mom And Mario Taught Me The Same Lesson: Food Is Love.

Television Itself Is An Intimate Medium. It's In Your House. You're Visiting With These People... Not Everybody's Going To Like It, Just Like Not Everybody Likes Everybody On The Playground. I Mean, That's Life - Especially If Your Job Is To Just Go Out There And Be Yourself.

I Had The Lunchbox That Cleared The Cafeteria. I Was Very Unpopular In The Early Grades. Because I Hung Out With My Grandfather, I Started To Bring My Lunchbox With Sardine Sandwiches And Calamari That I Would Eat Off My Fingers Like Rings. I Was Also Always Reeking Of Garlic.

I'm Completely Unqualified For Any Job I've Ever Had.