Being branded number one restaurant in the world is actually very humbling.

You need to do the work to bring the money in, but not compromise standards.

I'm not scared of anything in particular, but I am motivated by a fear of failure as opposed to a need to succeed.

Development is where my heart is focused because eating is the only thing that we do that involves all the senses. We eat with our eyes and our ears and our noses.

I have this desire to keep improving, so I find fault.

I was determined that if I failed it wouldn't be due to lack of effort.

Take note of what's around you and maximise sensory pleasure.

If it doesn't taste good it doesn't go on the menu

At home I've got 1,500 cook books and the spines have all gone, the pages are all torn - it's chaos.

No, when I worked as an accountant I was falling asleep waiting for 5 o'clock.

I haven't raised my voice for eight to 10 years in the kitchen. And I won't have anybody shouting. If I hear of anybody having a go at anyone else, they'll get disciplined.

Do not carry the burden of self-judgment. You are forgiven and pardoned

No one does. No one really knows how to be happy. You just get close, sometimes. That’s all I want – just to be close.

Working on The West Wing was similar in many ways to my experience on M*A*S*H, because you had people willing to work late at night to get it just right.

The BBC did a survey of the top 50 things to do before we die. Not while we're still alive, before we die.

Well, the manhunt continues for that elusive evil mastermind, but I'm telling you Enron CEO Kenneth Lay remains at large.

Hell hath no fury like a liberal scorned.

Oh, I wish I were a miser; being a miser must be so occupying.

I like really stupid comedies.

I think I'll side with the pissheads on this one.

Imagine if birds were tickled by feathers. You'd see a flock of birds come by, laughing hysterically!