Lisa Lampanelli Quotes

Almost every time we get together with family or friends, the conversation ends up being about food.

But I always say, one's company, two's a crowd, and three's a party

It's human nature to want to be with other people.

If you watch a group of schoolchildren eating lunch together, you cannot help but notice how it is a comically Lilliputian version of the adult thing - the cocked eyebrows of conversation, the reaching for condiments, the shovelling of food into tiny mouths.

Normally I don't care so much about food. I'm more interested in the people I'm with.

People's intelligence tends to be in inverse proportion to their number. People don't tend to get smarter as they get into bigger groups.

I like being around people.

The average person is gregarious; there is something in the spirit of the crowd that adds to the enjoyment of entertainment.

I usually only play with very close friends.

I met Mr. Hoover socially. I never talked to him about anything connected with his work. We just met him.

I'm far from being reclusive. I have 30- or 40-year friendships that I prefer to meeting new people. I go to an occasional party, but just because I don't go to a lot of events, and I'm not out in public all the time doesn't mean I'm anti-social or a recluse.

The only time I eat alone is if I'm really tired or upset about something or on the phone to one of my friends, when it's easier to be alone. But you can't be too wrapped up in yourself... it starts making you look a little bit prima donna.

I love working with my friends.

If you are what you eat, then you are shaped by what you share as you eat.

I'm a little unusual: I'm a six-person-or-less extrovert.

I'm very social. It's just most of my friends are not actors.

I am fascinated by how people eat and what it reveals about them.

One of the difficulties in living the lifestyle I lead is that it is hard to get my friends in one place.

Feeding is a very important ritual for me. I don't trust people who don't like to eat.

Our species likes being social.

It's very hard to get together with your friends. You rarely see friends as a whole group.

With social games, I bring my friends, and maybe they'll bring a friend or two, and when you're playing a game, you don't need to focus on trying to come up with things to talk about.

I love seeing what people are eating. It's a great way of looking at what is similar and what is different about people. It's sociology and anthropology and history rolled into one.

I haven't thought too much about the word 'foodie,' but I definitely lie closer to the 'I just need to eat a thing to fuel myself' end of the spectrum. It's not quite a hobby. I don't feel a need to try all the newest restaurants.

Two is company, four is a party, three is a crowd. One is a wanderer.