In cooking, as in all the arts, simplicity is the sign of perfection.

Make [food] simple and let things taste of what they are.

Fine cooking is when the things you have cooked taste as they are

Cuisine is when things taste like themselves.

A garlic caress is stimulating. A garlic excess soporific.

In great quantity, madame. In great quantity.

May the Spirit lead us to walk on sacred ground.

Nobody, man or woman, has ever wrecked a good marriage.

I just think, certainly for live music it should look as good as it sounds.

When opportunity presents itself, don't be afraid to go after it.

Whenever a critic mentions the salary of an actor, I'm thinking, He's not talking about the movie.

Never let discouraging people and discouraging situations talk you out of your dream.

There is no border. I'm branding my films as Malay cinema, but it's just about cinema. Everything that I make is about humanity's struggle, so there is no border, really.

I am not a rock star or a movie star; I'm a businessperson. I definitely know who my friends are. I'm much more open and trusting than, say, my daughter is.

Every movement reveals us.

In a bureaucratic system, useless work drives out useful work.