“I'm very happy to hear that my work inspires writers and painters. It's the most beautiful compliment, the greatest reward. Art should always be an exchange.”
“They say that gardens look better when they are created by loving gardeners rather than by landscapers, because the garden is more tended to and cared for. The same thing goes for cooking. I only cook for people I love.”
| Jim Caviezel, Actor (1968) |
| T. S. Eliot, Poet (1888) |
| Bryan Ferry, Musician (1945) |
| Theodore Gericault, Artist (1791) |
| George Gershwin, Composer (1898) |
| Mark Haddon, Novelist (1962) |
| Linda Hamilton, Actress (1956) |
| Robert Kagan, Writer (1958) |
| Sue Kelly, Politician (1936) |
| Jack LaLanne, Athlete (1914) |
| Bela Bartok, Composer (1945) |
| Betty Carter, Musician (1998) |
| W. H. Davies, Poet (1940) |
| Frederick William Faber, Theologian (1863) |