Probably having fallen in love with music and movies at a young age and then first learning about writing by kind of following the path of writers like Dave Marsh and Lester Bangs and being a rock journalist.

I wouldn't change anything. I think that it's important to let things happen and stay 'happened'. I think that's all part of the learning curve part of fate. I'm just glad that it happened.

I learned a lot from my Mom. My favorite lesson: remember there is no such thing as a certain way to parent and to remember that you are learning along with your child - it's ok to make mistakes.

What I know about poker you can fit into a thimble with room left over but I'm learning.

When I started learning the cello I fell in love with the instrument because it seemed like a voice - my voice.

I had never picked up a basketball before. I went through a grueling audition process. It was almost as if I was learning to walk. It would be like teaching somebody to dance ballet for a role.

The laptop brings back a more seamless kind of learning.

Learning by doing peer-to-peer teaching and computer simulation are all part of the same equation.

You made a lot of mistakes and you wrote a lot of crap. But it was all part of the learning process.

Be curious learn and read as much as you can about food. Don't worry about making money. Focus on learning at various venues before you settle down for a steady position.