Nick offerman

If I had more time, I'd watch more woodworking or home-improvement shows, but, not enough hours in the day.

I come from a family of fishermen. Fishing is very important to us. We don't hunt. We're not gun folk.

You know, even working actors can end up having a lot of spare time. And you can either go sit at the Starbucks and wait for your agent to call you, or you can go learn how to build a Shaker blanket...

You know, it's hard to beat bacon at anytime of day. But I also am a big fan of corned beef hash.

I grew up among farmers in Illinois and so you always have to have the tools you might need in the eventuality of a flat tire or a broken window.

And what we've lost sight of is that performing manual labor with your hands is one of the most incredibly satisfying and positive things you can do.

I have a wonderfully hedonistic appetite, and if I wasn't really strict with myself, I'd weigh 300 pounds. I'm not good with moderation.

I spent a lot of my youth working outside in the elements, and I kind of revel in defeating tough weather.

My uncles, who are farmers in Minooka, Illinois - I grew up with them and their pickup trucks and mustaches, and to me that was masculinity: big hairy sweaty guys who could pick up a bus.

If properly dried and trimmed, New York-style pizza could be used to make a box for Chicago-style pizza.