Gordon Ramsay

I'm not trying to take New York by storm. I just want to sneak in there, keep my head down, batten down the hatches and cook.

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There is a level of snobbery and fickleness in L.A.

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I don't like looking back. I'm always constantly looking forward. I'm not the one to sort of sit and cry over spilt milk. I'm too busy looking for the next cow.

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Would I swap what I have achieved as a cook if I could have been as successful as a footballer? Definitely.

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Swearing is industry language. For as long as we're alive it's not going to change. You've got to be boisterous to get results.

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I swim like a fish and I have an amazing kick.

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I am a chef who happens to appear on the telly, that's it.

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I think every chef, not just in America, but across the world, has a double-edged sword - two jackets, one that's driven, a self-confessed perfectionist, thoroughbred, hate incompetence and switch off the stove, take off the jacket and become a family man.

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When you cook under pressure you trade perfection.

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My wife, a schoolteacher, very disciplined. If you think I'm tough, trust me, and wait till you see when the children are on the naughty step. It's hilarious. So we decided that I'm going to work like a donkey and provide amazing support for the family.

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I am the most unselfish chef in Britain today.

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I'm Gordon Ramsay, for goodness sake: people know I'm volatile.

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If I can give you one strong piece of advice, when you go away for that romantic weekend, whatever you do, do not accept or take the upgrade to the honeymoon suite.

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The pressure on young chefs today is far greater than ever before in terms of social skills, marketing skills, cooking skills, personality and, more importantly, delivering on the plate. So you need to be strong. Physically fit. So my chefs get weighed every time they come into the kitchen.

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The problem with Yanks is they are wimps.

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I train my chefs completely different to anyone else. My young girls and guys, when they come to the kitchen, the first thing they get is a blindfold. They get blindfolded and they get sat down at the chef's table... Unless they can identify what they're tasting, they don't get to cook it.

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Quotes by Gordon Ramsay