People in London think of London as the center of the world, whereas New Yorkers think the world ends three miles outside of Manhattan.

I think I've been wishing for celebrity for so long that I've got used to being someone who's petitioning the establishment for acceptance... my whole schtick, my whole identity, is so wrapped up in being a petitioner that I don't really know how to react now that petition has been granted.

Oddly, I do have a problem with authority. I find it very difficult to knuckle down and follow rules. Which are the classic symptoms of someone who has a troubled relationship with their father. And yet, I never had a problem with my father.

Top Chef is a very smooth-running machine. All the people working there are incredibly professional and absolutely at the top of their game.

I don't envy young Brits crossing the Atlantic to make their fortunes today.

I miss being fawned over by restaurateurs and chefs.

There's no reason why you can't deliver a grammar-school curriculum to an all-ability intake.