"Feeding is a very important ritual for me. I don't trust people who don't like to eat."

Food

Create & Download Quote Image

Customize Design

Theme Color

Insight & Reflection

This reflection on food by Gina Gershon resonates across generations. It highlights a fundamental truth about human nature: our continuous search for meaning in food is what ultimately defines our character and our path forward.

About Gina Gershon

Gina L. Gershon is an American actress and singer. She has starred in such films as Cocktail (1988), Red Heat (1988), Showgirls (1995), Bound (1996), Face/Off (1997), The Insider (1999), Demonlover (2002), P.S. I Love You (2007), Killer Joe (2011), House of Versace (2013), Blockers (2018), and Emily the Criminal (2022). She has also had recurring television roles in FX's Rescue Me (2007–2009), HBO's How to Make It in America (2011), and The CW teen drama series Riverdale (2018–2019).

More quotes by Gina Gershon →
Editorial Note: This quote is curated and fact-checked by the ShortQuote Editorial Team. Verified Literature Specialist.

More by Gina Gershon

"I love giving gifts and I love receiving them. I really like giving little kids extravagant gifts. You see their little faces light up and they get excited. If it's a really good gift, I love receiving it, like jewels, small islands."

— Gina Gershon
Read more →

"Lately, I've been a little sad that I'm not a gay man."

— Gina Gershon
Read more →

"I feel like I still am struggling in a lot of different ways. I still have to fight for certain things. Certain jobs. At least I'm working and I'm thankful for that."

— Gina Gershon
Read more →

"I usually just have one cat. It is difficult, but I have my one cat that he'll travel with me if it's appropriate, if I'm not going overseas."

— Gina Gershon
Read more →

More about Food

"There are only three things women need in life: food, water, and compliments."

— Chris Rock
Read more →

"I didn't come out until 5 or 6 o'clock in the evening. Sleep all day, sleep and cook and eat, stay in the house. That sun is hot, anyway. It ain't right out there."

— David Edwards
Read more →

"Age is just a number. It's totally irrelevant unless, of course, you happen to be a bottle of wine."

— Joan Collins
Read more →

"After my pregnancy, I discovered I have an allergy to yeast. Problem is, all the food I love has yeast in it. So I have to relearn how to cook."

— Tia Mowry
Read more →
View all Food quotes →