We use all fresh, never frozen ingredients. We use classic cooking methods and it's all in front of our customers.

We use all fresh, never frozen ingredients. We use classic cooking methods and it's all in front of our customers.

I am always fascinated by India.

I am always fascinated by India.

They work rain or shine. It is just the greatest help to us.

They work rain or shine. It is just the greatest help to us.

If we are going to have a functioning and healthy democratic society, we need to be open to civil discourse. read more

If we are going to have a functioning and healthy democratic society, we need to be open to civil discourse. In other words, we have to be able to disagree without being disagreeable.

But it also hindered me career-wise because I was typed. Nobody could picture me in any other type of role.

But it also hindered me career-wise because I was typed. Nobody could picture me in any other type of role.

You have to think that economies of scale make this more plausible. We've created a behemoth in the card industry read more

You have to think that economies of scale make this more plausible. We've created a behemoth in the card industry through this merger, and things like this seem like a natural progression going forward.

[He has had only one close call, when he got his thumb stuck in the spokes of his mom's wheelchair read more

[He has had only one close call, when he got his thumb stuck in the spokes of his mom's wheelchair and it caused an under-the-nail blood blister. The injury occurred in the post-Photoshop era, but even so, the resulting lag in work could have cost him trusted clients.] I thought Photoshop was the end of my career, ... I thought they'd be able to get any ol' pair of hands in there. But what most people don't realize is there's a brain that comes connected to these hands. You need to know the tricks of the trade. It's just like fashion modeling: You can get a pretty woman to put on an outfit, but once you send her down the runway, does she know what to do?

Now give me my camel back.

Now give me my camel back.

I met Billy Goldenberg, my musical director and composer, who's earned 32 Emmy nominations by the way, in 1981.

I met Billy Goldenberg, my musical director and composer, who's earned 32 Emmy nominations by the way, in 1981.