I've got around 400 cookbooks.

And I like asking questions, to keep learning; people with big egos might not want to look unsure.

A lot of country pubs will receive Michelin stars.

It was not easy with a newborn, asking your wife to give up the family home and your security.

If it doesn't taste good it doesn't go on the menu.

I am not the world's most confident person.

But most is all to do with work. There are aspects of work that are enjoyable, that you could call a hobby.

Being branded number one restaurant in the world is actually very humbling.

You know how sad your life is when you know the release date of DVDs.

No, when I worked as an accountant I was falling asleep waiting for 5 o'clock.

What gets me excited is the original principle.

I've got around 400 cookbooks.

Television forces people to be larger than life. I would be too shy.

It was quite a challenge to make people eat crab ice cream.

I was determined that if I failed it wouldn't be due to lack of effort.

We sunk everything into it. It came close to going under several times.

I would try doing a dish 30 different ways.

We were saving, saving, saving then going to France and blowing the money eating. She was a nurse and had never experienced fine dining but she loved it, too. Our mates thought it absurd.

I have this desire to keep improving, so I find fault.

You need to do the work to bring the money in, but not compromise standards.

Now my complaint is there are only 18 hours to work in a day.

As we get older, we tend to become more risk averse because we tend to find reasons why things won't work. When you are a kid, you think everything is possible, and I think with creativity it is so important to keep that naivety.

I was born in the '60s and grew up in the '70s - not exactly the best decade for food in British history. It was horrendous. It was a time when, as a nation, we excelled in art and music and acting and photography and fashion - all creative skills... all apart from cooking.

I'm not scared of anything in particular, but I am motivated by a fear of failure as opposed to a need to succeed.

There are so many issues in our oceans - like the near extinction of blue fin tuna - that should be taken more seriously worldwide.

To me, food is as much about the moment, the occasion, the location and the company as it is about the taste.

You think about some of the most memorable meals you've ever had; the food will be good but it will often be about locating a mental memory and taste is inexorably linked to all the other senses and memory, so ultimately it is all about taste.

You shouldn't go around the world behaving ruthlessly when you don't have to. Sometimes you do have to. There is only so much pie to go around. If you're going to take more than your fair share of pie, as socialists would look at it, then someone else is not getting his. That means you've got to take it away from them.

I'm trying to be more of a gentleman.

Theorists can create all sorts of theories which go beyond the Standard Model. But there's not one bit of experimental evidence to point out which way you should go.

Most people have no idea what something would sound like if it wasn't an MP3.

I am constantly amazed by Tina Fey. And I am Tina Fey.

I think the reason I don't read is because, when I'm reading, I feel like I'm missing out on something else. You know, What are my friends doing? Where's my girlfriend?

Bullies are just frightened people.

I think a lot of people try to be someone else, and Young Thug really is who he is. I love his melodies, how he dresses, how he carries himself.

'How' is a great thing to know. 'Why' is the ultimate. I'm the 'why' coach. Why are we doing this? Why are we not doing that? Why is this not working? Those are the things I want to know.

Style is something you can use, and you can be like a magpie, just taking what you want.

My work space is so visually crammed. It's like an insane candy store. The number of textiles I'm surrounded with is mind boggling. It's a treat to come home to a nice negative space.

Anytime you get to work with an actor who is beyond you in experience and talent, I feel like they make you a better actor. You really bring up your game.

You know, I've taught philosophy for years and one argues in the hypothetical all the time.

Honestly, what keeps me grounded is my faith and my value system.

If you feel you are down on your luck, check the level of your effort

Being passive is not the same as being peaceful. If you aren't doing what you know, in your heart, you want to do, you are NOT going with the flow. You are going against the flow. Your reactions, emotions, desires, and talents are all part of the flow of life. Ignoring them is passive resistance. Let yourself go.

I was not an Abstract Expressionist. Nor was I an Irascible.

I really believe that some things happen for a reason, and they make you a better person.

The moment you can visualize being free from the things that hold you back you have indeed begun to set yourself free.

September: it was the most beautiful of words, he'd always felt, evoking orange-flowers, swallows, and regret.

I used to lead off when I was a rookie. I've always been able to bunt.

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