The joys of my life are my granddaughters. They are beautiful. You don't have to believe me. You can ask my wife. She'll tell you.

Sometimes I get a little manic and you can't stop me. I'm all over the place. I have fun

When I was 14 years old, I decided I could cook. It was either that or puberty.

There were five writers on Blazing Saddles.

I think I was immediately fed, so food became a very important part of my life.

My mother had lots and lots of children who didnt survive.

Mr. Brooks and I have been friends forever. He is in seventh heaven with his new success on Broadway.

I was at dinner with Gene Wilder and imitated Ethel Barrymore for everyone

Mel is nuts. He puts on a suit and a tie and acts like a normal person so people think he's okay. He's definitely out in left field. He's got the ambition of a boy.

I have a cooking show that's coming on that I did in Albany. It will be on The Cooking Channel

I've had some wonderful times at the White House. I've been with Ford, Carter, Reagan, Clinton and Bush.

Adversity helps a man to know his inherent great abilities.

Put your heart mind intellect and soul even to your smallest acts. This is the secret of success.

Writers are encouraged to "keep 'em laughing" and complain "with good humor" in order to "win" allies. The joke is always on ourselves.

If a man's a good kisser, he's a great f-.

My father had very little formal education.

If I do marry, I'll expect a pretty serious dowry. I'm talking goats, pigs, chickens, the works.

When the Internet publicity began, I remember being struck by how much the world was not the way we thought it was, that there was infinite variation in how people viewed the world.

You can easily determine the caliber of a person by the amount of opposition it takes to discourage him or her.

You get a checklist, and then you just sort of ride herd on it. It's just a few items on a single sheet of paper.

Every artist has his or her struggle to work out in their work. The more powerful the struggle, the more persuasive the art.