Quotes by Heston Blumenthal

• 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.
• Now my complaint is there are only 18 hours to work in a day.
• Television forces people to be larger than life. I would be too shy.
• We sunk everything into it. It came close to going under several times.
• 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.
• What gets me excited is the original principle.
• You need to do the work to bring the money in, but not compromise standards.
• It was quite a challenge to make people eat crab ice cream.
• You know how sad your life is when you know the release date of DVDs.
• But most is all to do with work. There are aspects of work that are enjoyable, that you could call a hobby.
• Being branded number one restaurant in the world is actually very humbling.
• It was not easy with a newborn, asking your wife to give up the family home and your security.
• I was determined that if I failed it wouldn't be due to lack of effort.
• I have this desire to keep improving, so I find fault.
• A lot of country pubs will receive Michelin stars.
• I would try doing a dish 30 different ways.
• I've got around 400 cookbooks.
• If it doesn't taste good it doesn't go on the menu.
• And I like asking questions, to keep learning; people with big egos might not want to look unsure.