"I enjoy talking to fans."

"Throughout the country, I see the same design problems and solutions over and over."

"I see the same coffee table everywhere. It's mass marketing."

"They don't know they're living in a glass house."

"It's a character I've created. Actually, that's pretty much the opposite of me, off a farm in the Midwest."

"Whether it was working on theatre sets or stage lighting, I didn't realize most all of the skills I was exposed to were going to come in handy later on when I became a designer."

"I'm very flattered, but I don't think I'm the sexiest man on the planet."

"Little did we know it would be watched by millions of people and break viewing records."

"Use plants to bring life."

"I've enjoyed being a part of something from the beginning, when we were still finding our footing."

"I'm having the time of my life and I'm glad people are enjoy it."

"There are lighter colors of granite and I like to break the rules."

"I look at each episode in two ways - from a design standpoint and from an entertainment standpoint - this is TV, after all. We usually succeed on at least one of the levels."

"Being in the design industry, I've tended to meet more people who are affected by HIV and AIDS."

"In two days, it's hard to to get the quality you would normally want for a design project."

"I gave the couple a hint of a design that would work great with the bones of their home. They weren't ready for it, and they embarrassed themselves and that's too bad."

"I've made an incredible amount of money stealing fans from homeowners."

"I know people don't think I work."

"I'm opinionated. I always stick to my design plan. I don't waver."

"Yeah, I spent about 20 years in a dorm room. It took me a while to graduate."