I didn't understand myself well enough be an ambassador to my world, to inspire people to want to cook, to inspire young people to want to come into my industry.

How many chefs when I was a young boy shouted at me during service? All I ever said was "Yes, chef." The customer is the most important. If the chef overreacts, fine. At the end of service, you apologize.

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.

It's extraordinary these obsessions. You conquer one but then you move onto another.

People do peculiar things in life and they do for whatever reason but I think one of the greatest crimes in life is when you lie.

I'm not a worrier. I like sleeping.

I cannot teach anybody how to cook. All I can do is show them, share methods with them.