Quotes By Heston Blumenthal

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

And I like asking questions, to keep learning; people with big egos might not want to look unsure.

You know how sad your life is when you know the release date of DVDs.

I've got around 400 cookbooks.

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

What gets me excited is the original principle.

I would try doing a dish 30 different ways.

We were saving, saving, saving then going to France and blowing the money eating. She was a nurse and had never experienced fine dining but she loved it, too. Our mates thought it absurd.

But most is all to do with work. There are aspects of work that are enjoyable, that you could call a hobby.

Television forces people to be larger than life. I would be too shy.

It was quite a challenge to make people eat crab ice cream.

Now my complaint is there are only 18 hours to work in a day.

It was not easy with a newborn, asking your wife to give up the family home and your security.

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

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

We sunk everything into it. It came close to going under several times.

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

I am not the world's most confident person.

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

A lot of country pubs will receive Michelin stars.