Biz Markie Quotes

'Molto Mario' was the show that sparked my entire interest in cooking.

I'm not sure I'd write a good cookbook, but I might make a good cooking show.

I'm as surprised as anybody. I never would have thought I'd be here talking about having a cooking show on the Food Network. It wasn't on my list of things, but it's fun, and I'm having a good time.

I will pursue my passion of cooking every day until my hands fall off and I lose all sense of smell and taste.

Back in the day, cooking definitely was the thing where you could make a lot of money. Also, it was something that I liked to do.

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

I love doing 'Worst Cooks' so very much.

I was always interested in cooking; it was always a hobby of mine.

I guess I fell into cooking.

I had kicked around the idea for Good Eats when I was directing commercials.

I would definitely be interested in doing a cooking show or something related to cooking, and I think probably most immediately, I would do a cookbook.

I've never gone to culinary school, but I do love cooking.

I've never considered myself a celebrity or even part of the entertainment business. I'm a cooking teacher.

The album 'Kelis Was Here' sucked the life out of me, and so I went off and studied to be a Cordon Bleu chef. What's great about food is that it's less about who you know and what you look like, and more about if you're any good.

Of the people who cook on television, I have admired people like Jacques Pepin, Julia Child, Mario Batali, Jamie Oliver and a few others because they are free of drama, display good taste and masterful technique, and use clear exposition to bring you up to speed.

I am a fantastic cook. It's my great passion.

'Iron Chef America' is so real. Imagine putting on television the whole process of making that food, the technique. It's all about technique. It doesn't even matter if you show the faces sometimes.

You'll see me on 'Top Chef' someday. My Midwestern hospitality needs an outlet, you know?

I love cooking shows! I'm not a bad cook myself, but I must say that I admire the creativity of those young chefs. It makes me jealous... and hungry.

Generally, I cook from the soul and measure by eye, throwing in this and that along the way. But I want to be a certified chef. That's one of my goals.

I've always wanted a straight-up cooking show since I was a child.

I grew up watching my mom in the kitchen, that's how I know anything about cooking. I've always wanted to go to a culinary class actually.

'Top Chef' is always entertaining - it's hard to stop watching, like a good hockey fight, but no one gets hurt. It's great that the format is so inherently dramatic and can make cooking so entertaining to people who might not ordinarily be interested in a cooking show. Good for the industry all round.

It's a 12-hour cooking class for me on the set of 'Chopped.' You'd think I'd get sick of it, but it's a source of endless interest to me. The only thing I don't like about it is it's a long day and my feet hurt. Otherwise, I love it.

I would love to go on 'MasterChef'. But while I really like cooking, I'm doubtful anyone would ever want to pay for what I'd cooked.