Emeril Lagasse Quotes

Music is pretty therapeutic.

The arrival of a good clown exercises a more beneficial influence upon the health of a town than of twenty asses laden with drugs.

Everything is so chaotic. My nervous system can't handle it. I need my peace, so, every once in a while, while the kids are at school, I lie in bed, close the curtains, watch television and eat food.

Audiences are so much more sophisticated than they've ever been. They expect a lot more. I don't think because it's an hour of your Thursday night rather than an hour and a half of your weekend that you should be gypped at all in quality.

A lot of people say it's cathartic to cook, and I'm like, 'How is it cathartic washing all these dishes?'

I love cooking; it's a very good way to get your mind off things.

I've often said there's nothing better for the inside of a man than the outside of a horse.

One thing I hear a lot is that people feel less stressed out after they watch 'Gourmet Makes.' There's a transference of their stress onto me.

Music really does make you feel better.

Kittens are the best therapy.

Cooking is good therapy for me.

Everyone is so occupied that they hardly get time to laugh their fullest. So, I feel blessed that through the medium of cinema, I can bring a smile on someone's face.

I've always found, give me a pack of cigarettes and a couple of beers, and I do better with that than I do with torture.

I never feel guilty or anything after a podcast; I feel better.

I had a stroll like this in the park with somebody, and I saw the ice and I thought, 'what would happen if I go in there?' I was really attracted to it. I went in, got rid of my clothes. Thirty seconds I was in. Tremendous good feeling when I came out, and since then, I repeated it every day.

People talk-- they sneer at escapism. Well, there are those of us who need it.

Always remember that, nine times out of ten, you probably aren’t having a full-on nervous breakdown – you just need a cup of tea and a biscuit. You’d be amazed how easily and repeatedly you can confuse the two. Get a big biscuit tin.

I think our main priority is to make people happy and try to take them out of all that for a second.

A good night sleep, or a ten minute bawl, or a pint of chocolate ice cream, or all three together, is good medicine.

I found that dance was key to keeping depression out of my life. When you dance, things just go away, things don't seem so bad. There's no better way to take care of health than through something as joyous and beautiful as dance.

Bad news should be followed with soup. Then a nap.

To me, television is one of the most exciting things going on right now, as far as content goes. Some of these shows that are on television are better than any of the movies out there.

Music is important for one's health.

You may have a cat in the room with you without anxiety about anything except eatables. The presence of a cat is positively soothing to a student.

I'm really starting to learn the value of silence and meditation. I keep my sanity in the middle of a hectic day by taking some me time or sometimes watching a guilty pleasure on TV, doing absolutely nothing, or just hanging out with friends and family. They keep me grounded and centered.