“Would I swap what I have achieved as a cook if I could have been as successful as a footballer? Definitely.”

I don’t think it’s a good advert for any restaurant, a fat chef, and secondly, who wants to eat a dessert when the chef’s a fat pig.

We’re fragile, fragmented souls who are very sensitive to criticism.

Best to start at the bottom & gradually climb up. It’s much more fun, too.

If I relaxed, if I took my foot off the gas, I would probably die.

Being a chef is the best job in the world.

Cooking today is a young man’s game, I don’t give a bollocks what anyone says.

I cook, I create, I’m incredibly excited by what I do, I’ve still got a lot to achieve.

I’ve always said that I think females make the best chefs anywhere in the world.

Eating out doesn’t have to be a formula. Eating out is about having fun. I get really frustrated when it’s badly done.

I’ve had a lot of success; I’ve had failures, so I learn from the failure.

Being a chef never seems like a job, it becomes a true passion.

I am the most unselfish chef in Britain today.

When you find a guy who is powerful, a big father figure, you latch onto him immediately.

I cook for a living; I’m not a scheduler.

Cooking is about passion, so it may look slightly temperamental in a way that it’s too assertive to the naked eye.

I am well aware that a chef is only as good as his last meal.

Records and achievements are made to be broken.

Risk is the price you pay to achieve your dreams.

You can achieve success and fame by following your dreams.

Cross all the hurdles of hard work and achieve your goal

I am so old that I can remember when other people’s achievements were considered to be an inspiration, rather than a grievance.

We will be relentless in our pursuit for perfection. We won’t ever be perfect – but in the process we will achieve greatness.

Let’s not close our eyes to those with special needs. Instead, let’s be a pillar of support and empower them to achieve everything they seek.‬

You will not achieve happiness if you don’t work hard; and it’s a shame not to want to work hard.