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

When you walk down the street of Kabul your values for life changes, they do change.

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.

I can't imagine anything worse than trying to impress a girl with dinner. To be honest, I'm always impressing myself, not other people.

I have no problem in asking a diner to leave for two reasons: 1. If they are rude to my staff. No one has that right. If we make a mistake, allow us to rectify it. 2. If they are loud and abusive at the table. They have no regard or respect for the other diners, who may have worked very hard to save up their cash to afford your prices.

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

A lot of my reputation is a product of exaggeration and ignorance.