Success is measured by the memories you create.

A recipe has no soul. You, as the cook, must bring soul to the recipe.

This is the great challenge: to maintain passion for the everyday routine and the endlessly repeated act, to derive deep gratification from the mundane.

The law of diminishing returns is something I really believe in.

Any job worth doing is worth doing well. But to be able to do that, you have to do it over and over again.

It's not about perfection; it's about the joy of striving.

A cookbook must have recipes, but it shouldn't be a blueprint. It should be more inspirational; it should be a guide.

Respect for food is respect for life, for who we are and what we do.

For me, thats one of the important things about cooking. What was good enough yesterday may not be good enough today.

You have to be driven. You have to be focused. You have to be aware.

And don't forget music - music in the kitchen is an essential ingredient!

My journey to the land of the Shuar tribe had taught me the importance of practical gifts.

The internet in general and social networking sites in particular are making people more reclusive than social.

It is always our own self that we find at the end of the journey. The sooner we face that self, the better.

You need players that stand for emotion in football. Football today is a game for television.

Dresses, I find, are impractical in social situations, but I enjoy wearing them a great deal on stage.

Everyone is introduced to the Peter Pan story when they're very young. This story is part of everyone's life.

Desperation is like a spilled drink; even if it's delicious, no one will get near it. Cultivate an aura of glamorous unapproachability.

I hate Dr Phil. Dr Phil told me to express my feelings, so I'm expressing them.

Disapproval of homosexuality cannot justify invading the houses, hearts and minds of citizens who choose to live their lives differently.