Frankie Avalon

I've been around two years shy of 50 years doing what I do. I am a musician. ”

I was not a trained actor. ”

Everybody wants instant gratification for everything. It's all got to be like fast food. You want a hamburger now, you get it now. Hey, even when McDonald's started out, it took them a couple of minutes to make your burger and get it to you. Now, it's all wham, bam. That's tough enough on a burger. It's impossible with a relationship. ”

I eat pasta every day. It gives me energy. I love the taste. ”

I love Billy Joel's music, but let's put it this way - I think this is a frustrated, ugly man. ”

The fun of cooking is the fun of communicating with people, even if it's just two people. As you're cooking, you're talking, you're having a glass of wine. It's wonderful; it's an experience. Once you get into cooking, it becomes something that you really look forward to doing. ”

If you watch 'American Idol,' and you close your eyes, you don't know who's singing because they all sound exactly alike. ”

There have been a lot of memorable meals in my life and in my career. ”

I'll be 65 in September and I work as much as I want to, take cruises with Kay, relax with my family, do everything in moderation, because I want to enjoy my life. ”

Yes, but I don't think of the Teen Angel as of an age. ”