Julia Child

It's so beautifully arranged on the plate - you know someone's fingers have been all over it.

I think careful cooking is love, don't you? The loveliest thing you can cook for someone who's close to you is about as nice a valentine as you can give.

Someone may offer you a freshly caught whole large fish, like a salmon or striped bass. Don't panic - take it!

Well, I actually wrote her a letter a couple of days ago congratulating her. The tone I tried to convey in the letter is, look, you are a part of a great American historical process.

I was a bit challenged when I was younger to stay on the right path.

James Bond is quite serious about his drinks and clothing and cigarettes and food and all that sort of thing. There is nothing wry or amused about James Bond.