"I had D minuses in chemistry and all of the sciences, and now I'm known as a molecular gastronomist."

"Part of becoming a little bit older and having the opportunities that I have, you want to start giving back to people who have been influential and helped you along the way."

"A cookbook is not like being an author. It's writing down recipes; it's not writing."

"I was a completely below-average high school student. I never went to college."

"The anger in the Brigade against those who fought the Republic in the rear was sharpened by reports of weapons, even tanks, being kept from the front and hidden for treacherous purposes."

"The great thing about celebrity culture is that they can't seem to stop themselves from displaying their ridiculous behaviour. I feel it's my job as a serious investigative journalist to witness all kinds of behaviour and then report back to the audience through the prism of my own anger and bitterness."

"I hate birthdays. I thought that I only hated my own birthday, and then I realized that I hate my children's birthdays too."

"I don't run a car, have never run a car. I could say that this is because I have this extremely tender environmentalist conscience, but the fact is I hate driving."