I love to have battles of the wits with people that can dish fast and dirty - and it leads to problems occasionally, 'cause I can sound mean without attempting to be mean.

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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....

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...

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...

I kept thinking, 'Somebody has to make a food show that is actually educational and...

I kept thinking, 'Somebody has to make a food show that is actually educational and...

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.

Seriously. I'm not very bright, and it takes a lot for me to get a...

Seriously. I'm not very bright, and it takes a lot for me to get a...

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 -...

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...

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 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...

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.

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...

I can't talk about anything or write about anything if I don't understand it. So...

I can't talk about anything or write about anything if I don't understand it. So...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...