David Chase, Media Critic

By Matthew Felling

October 24, 2007 / 9:53 AM EDT / CBS News

(CBS)

"There was a war going on that week, and attempted terror attacks in London. But these people were talking about onion rings."

-- David Chase, breaking his silence to the Associated Press, discussing the media hullabaloo over the series finale. (And we're sure the timing has nothing to do with the DVD release.)