I have no regrets in my life. If not for the mistakes that I made I would not be the man I am today.

You have to shout in the kitchen to deliver the orders, to drive the troops, to get the food out. When you have a table of eight courses and everyone's having something different, you have a 15-second window to get it all together so no one at the table waits.

People who can give themselves every day. They're the people that I admire, they're real people.

At the end of the day it's just food, isn't it? Just food.

If you've been given opportunities then you have to create opportunities. If you're given knowledge by people, share your knowledge. If you were born with talent, show your talent off.

Success is born out of arrogance, but greatness comes from humility.

If the lift is broken, I'll just sit and wait for them to sort it out. I don't believe in friendly conversation or chit-chat.