Guy Fieri

“I'm a five-seasons griller! Did you know I added a new season? Living in Cali, I'm cooking in the yard all the time. I don't care what the weather is like. My hair is impervious to any kind of dampness, so I don't have too much to worry about.”

“I once saw professional soccer up there in Seattle, the Sounders. I went and saw that. I'm not a big soccer fan, but watching a live game is unbelievable. And then I went to Italy and saw a soccer match; it's something everyone should do once. It'll blow your mind.”

“I love to exercise. I'm a big hiker, and I like boxing. I mean, I love a good burger, but I keep things in moderation.”

“I don't eat sweets. I'm not a big dessert guy.”

“I was raised with hippie parents, so I get down with the positive. I don't pay attention to the negative.”

“I love to cook for people. It's my honor, honestly. It's what I have to give.”

“If you've really got a problem with me, and you came and told me you had a problem with me, I'd be interested to listen to you. But if you're just some loser that sits there and hammers away on some blog form or whatever, I don't have time for that. Why even worry about it?”

“We're getting ready to sit down at the table and have Thanksgiving, and there's people that are not with their families. There are people that are in dangerous areas, putting their lives on the line to keep our country free, and I think that's something we should all celebrate every day.”

“Avocados that haven't fully ripened will lack the big flavor you want for your dip.”

“If you're cooking and not making mistakes, you're not playing outside your safety zone. I don't expect it all to be good. I have fat dogs because I scrap that stuff out the back door.”

“The Tom Brady sandwich would be a prosciutto with a nice Buffalo mozzarella, on a crispy baguette with a little fresh basil. Brady is classy; he's a really cool dude. He's got a lot of flavor.”

“My first words were always about food - I grew up in northern California, and when I was 10 years old, I had my own pretzel cart business.”

“I have the best agents in the world.”

“Ripe avocados should be soft, not squishy, and you should be able to flick the little stem off easily.”

“People get a little bolder and more wild in summer. You've got things going on kabobs, things cooking on the bone. There's something about standing over a grill or outside with the family that inspires us.”

“I'm not a greasy food guy. I don't eat like that.”

“It's tough, you know: I'm a chef first, and a restaurant owner, way before I was ever on Food Network, and it's a tough business.”

“I'm a chef, I own restaurants, and there's a behavior in the kitchen you have to have.”

“My spiked hair goes back about 15 years ago. I had long, curly rocker hair then. The woman who cuts my hair thought I needed a new style, so I let her surprise me. I flipped when I first saw it, but I soon realized the look was really me. I've always been a little crazy.”

“I look at a basketball laying on the ground, and it makes me think of something. Popcorn ball. How 'bout a spicy popcorn ball? That is how my mind is always working.”