I kept thinking, 'Somebody has to make a food show that is actually educational and entertaining at the same time... a show that got down to the 'why things happen.' Plus, I hated my job - I didn't think it…

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My college degree was in theater. But the real reason, if I have any success...

My college degree was in theater. But the real reason, if I have any success...

Although I don't take myself very seriously, I do take my work extraordinarily seriously.

Although I don't take myself very seriously, I do take my work extraordinarily seriously.

So I quit my job and went to the New England Culinary Institute for the...

So I quit my job and went to the New England Culinary Institute for the...

Last year, I made a refrigerator in my basement. And I needed to because I...

Last year, I made a refrigerator in my basement. And I needed to because I...

For me, it was kind of like going into the military or something. And anybody...

For me, it was kind of like going into the military or something. And anybody...

Enough people have now mentioned Bill Nye the Science Guy to me that I now...

Enough people have now mentioned Bill Nye the Science Guy to me that I now...

A lot of food shows need only to tempt. Some food shows only need to...

A lot of food shows need only to tempt. Some food shows only need to...

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

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

I have nothing but sympathy for the people who are forced to work with me....

I have nothing but sympathy for the people who are forced to work with me....

Recipe writers hate to write about heat. They despise it. Because there aren't proper words...

Recipe writers hate to write about heat. They despise it. Because there aren't proper words...

The problem is I am both a procrastinator and a power junkie, so I am...

The problem is I am both a procrastinator and a power junkie, so I am...

My first book is really about heat. That book, for me, was an exploration of...

My first book is really about heat. That book, for me, was an exploration of...

I like television. I still believe that television is the most powerful form of communication...

I like television. I still believe that television is the most powerful form of communication...

I have nothing but sympathy for the people who are forced to work with me....

I have nothing but sympathy for the people who are forced to work with me....

My feeling has always been that Good Eats would have never happened had it been...

My feeling has always been that Good Eats would have never happened had it been...

I love poking fun at myself. I have a rather mean sense of humor.

I love poking fun at myself. I have a rather mean sense of humor.

I love to have battles of the wits with people that can dish fast and...

I love to have battles of the wits with people that can dish fast and...

I looked for a very long time, knowing that it had to happen, but it...

I looked for a very long time, knowing that it had to happen, but it...

Take ice. Ice is fascinating to me. Ice is the one thing in our world...

Take ice. Ice is fascinating to me. Ice is the one thing in our world...

I'm going from doing all of the work to having to delegate the work -...

I'm going from doing all of the work to having to delegate the work -...