Emeril Lagasse Quotes

When you don't know how to cook, you just say, 'I need something quick,' and then you fry something up. Now that I cook, I think, 'Do I want to have fried fish, baked fish, or grilled fish?'

I should be more vocal about the things I believe are doing us harm, but many years ago in my early twenties, I learned a bit of a lesson. I started to realise at that time the benefits of eating healthy food and drink.

I've made pretty much every mistake you can make as a young man, eating and drinking the wrong things at the wrong times.

Sometimes, off the field you learn the most, becoming a better person, and nutritionally, I've worked a lot on it.

In the end, we know what makes us happy. We also know what makes us unhappy. That's the irony. We know and yet we still mess it up. That's part of the human condition, no, and why we need to work on it.

Richard Donner's friendship and guidance showed me that there's more to life than being an actor.

Before I was working out, if somebody told me that I would actually choose fruit over french fries, I would never believe them.

I love to cook, and I've just gotten more and more into it over the years, just because it's the best way to stay creative.

I have to be honest and say that I never really feel like there's one person that I really want to cook for. I just want my food to always get better and always be evolving and for there to always be movement in what I make. I would say I strive for that more than anything else.

Day to day, I love eating soup and salad; lots of stews, fish, chicken, meat and veg. I eat everything, and I don't have any fads.

In a magazine, one can get - from cover to cover - 15 to 20 different ideas about life and how to live it.

I had to get healthy for a period in my life, so I learned a lot about food and diet.

When you talk to people who are old, some wish they had enjoyed themselves more, but not many wish they had wasted more time.

I redefined how I ate and exercised and have continued to keep that up because it feels great.

Over the years, I've learned a lot about nutrition and about myself, so it's a lot more based on feel. I stopped putting a number on it because people were analyzing it too much.

As you get older, you start trying to eat a little bit better, and just do a little better.

I've had the good fortune of having a long and varied career. Looking back, some might think things have been plain sailing but, as with anything, there have been both highs and lows.

I definitely do live my life at a different pace now than I used to... I feel like I'm guilty of all the overindulgences of a guy in his 20s and early 30s could've gone through, but I look back on it with great fondness. I don't have a lot of regrets.

I think you learn to value the important things in life.

When I was a kid, I remember my parents would say, 'Baseball is what you do, but that's not who you are' - like that might be my job, but that's not the end-all, be-all. I feel like I might even be able to use it to help other people or open some doors or explore more opportunities.

Cricket was a splendid chapter of my life; indeed, it made me what I am today. However, cricket alone isn't the only flavour of life. Sometimes, indeed, we tend to take sports too seriously and life too casually.

I love the challenge of thinking about how we might approach a bowl of cereal. People are getting so involved in foodie culture and becoming more educated about their food, and yet it can be really simple to do something that's so good for you.

To be happy. That's the only reason I made the decision to come to L.A. It's not only about football; it's more about life.

I like the fact I've got a past to learn from, but I don't want to wish my life away, either.

I am not a foodie; I eat to live.