Charlie Trotter

To me, searching for perfection isn't anywhere near as interesting as trying to find your own voice.

The idea that you have to pursue greatness... it's up to you; it's your life.

I am actually a very gentle person.

It's true - women want the fantasy. So give them romance - but without the desperation, wondering, and waiting you see in the movies.

Life would pall if it were all sugar; salt is bitter if taken by itself; but when tasted as part of the dish, it savours the meat. Difficulties are the salt of life.

Being down in Orlando, Florida, where we filmed the movie, I learned how to bass fish. Jerry Reed, who plays the villain in the movie, taught me how to bass fish.