160 Quotes by Gordon Ramsay

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.

You don't come into cooking to get rich.

I don't run restaurants that are out of control. We are about establishing phenomenal footholdings with talent.

We are about creating a new wave of talent. We are the Manchester United of kitchens now. Am I playing full-time in the kitchen? I am a player-coach.

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.

As a soccer player, I wanted an FA Cup winner's medal. As an actor you want an Oscar. As a chef it's three-Michelin's stars, there's no greater than that. So pushing yourself to the extreme creates a lot of pressure and a lot of excitement, and more importantly, it shows on the plate.

I cook, I create, I'm incredibly excited by what I do, I've still got a lot to achieve.

Kitchens are hard environments and they form incredibly strong characters.

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.