Giada De Laurentiis Quotes

I Had A Very Tough Childhood. I Came Here From Italy In The '70s And Didn't Speak A Word Of English, So The Kids At School Tormented Me. Truly, It Was Horrifying The Names They Called Me, And The Teachers Never Really Did A Thing To Stop It.

I Was So Nervous To Turn 40, But The Last Year And A Half Has Been The Most Fun I Have Ever Had.

I Think Children Learning To Cook Can Be Such A Wonderful Thing. It Can Help Build Confidence, Make Them Feel Good About Themselves. It Helped Me Build My Ego And Even Start To Get Acceptance At School. I'd Bring Things To Class That I'd Cooked At Home.

The Summer Before I Went To Culinary School, My Family Wanted Me To Take A Job On A Movie To Make Sure That I Was Making The Right Decision. I Think They Hoped I Would Change My Mind About Culinary School.

Every Time I Think I Have Something Under Control, It Changes And I Don't Have It Under Control. I Think It Takes Several Years To Get There. Jade Is 19 Months Old, So Right Now I'm On Alert All The Time. And As A Mom I Think You're Constantly Worrying About Things.

My Family Truly Believes They Are Better Cooks Than I Am. They See Me As Giada, Not As A Celebrity Chef. To Them I'm Just Me - Their Granddaughter, Niece, Etc., And They're Older And Wiser. I Like That Because It Keeps You Grounded.

If People Are Made To Feel Uncomfortable In The Kitchen, They Won't Go In There. That's Why I Think Children Learning To Cook Can Be Such A Wonderful Thing.

I Eat A Little Bit Of Everything And Not A Lot Of Anything. Everything In Moderation. I Know That's Really Hard For People To Understand, But I Grew Up In An Italian Family Where We Didn't Overdo Anything. We Ate Pasta, Yes, But Not A Lot Of It.

I'm Actually A Very Shy Person, Which Is Why I Always Chose To Be In The Kitchen. You Can Make People Happy And Entertain Them, Without Really Being There. You Can Make A Very Short Appearance And Then Say, 'i've Got Something On The Stove, Gotta Go!

Don't Expect Too Much From Yourself. What I Like To Do When I Have A Day Off Is Make Various Cookie Doughs And Freeze Them. Then I Always Have That On Hand If I Need It.

Pretty Much Every Time I Try Something Different Or Do Something In Front Of A Live Audience, I Truly Think They Might Throw Peanuts At Me.

I Love To Do Yoga, Even If It Means Getting Up At 5:30 In The Morning. It Helps Me Breathe And Stop All The Chatter In My Head. That Can Help You Get Through Everything.