I've never considered myself a celebrity or even part of the entertainment business. I'm a cooking teacher.

As long as the food is well prepared and not overdone, I think it tastes good. It doesn't matter if it's Chinese, Japanese, anything.

I don't like to waste anything. Any food left over from the night before is always eaten the next day.

When you enjoy what you do, work becomes play.

If I could only have one type of food with me, I would bring soy sauce. The reason being that if I have soy sauce, I can flavor a lot of things.

I normally don't eat junk food.

I think a lot of times it's not money that's the primary motivation factor; it's the passion for your job and the professional and personal satisfaction that you get out of doing what you do that motivates you.