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" I was raised with hippie parents, so I get down with the positive. I don't pay attention to the negative. "

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" I'm gonna open a small restaurant on the beach in Mexico. We're only gonna have a few tables, and we're only gonna cook what's fresh that day. We're gonna get back to the basics. "

" I really believe you've gotta put the power in the people. They're the ones who are gonna make the experience. "

" I'm not a religious person by any means. "

" I need to stay disciplined on the road. Too much food can wreck your palate. "

" Whenever you get to change somebody's life or watch it and see it happen, it's amazing. "

" I am just a regular dude who happened to make it. That's all I am, man. Maybe I was preparing myself in some lifetime to become this person, but I never thought I'd have every rocket shooting off at one time. "

" Preparing food is one of life's great joys, but a lot of times, parents ask their kids if they want to cook with them and then tell them to go peel a bag of potatoes. That's not cooking - that's working! "

" If you are AC/DC, you don't get credit for slow songs. And if you are doing a show about food with a blond dude with crazy blond hair and tattoos who drives a hot rod, of course everyone is going to think everything you eat is deep-fried. "

" Contrary to popular belief, I eat all types of food. Fried food is my least favorite. "

" I have the best agents in the world. "

" Nothing, not even an avocado pit, keeps guacamole green for too long once it's made. "

" I'm not a celebrity chef. I'm a chef that happens to have television shows and a chef that happens to do media. "

" My restaurant, Tex Wasabi's, we have a whole 'Minute to Win It' challenge going on on Sundays already. The show hasn't even aired and they're already doing challenges where people are coming and participating. I think it's going to take over. "

" I don't eat sweets. I'm not a big dessert guy. "

" With messy food, or foods with a lot of sauce, you do 'The Hunch.' I learned it in Philly, watching the dudes in suits eat cheesesteaks. You keep your elbows above your hands because if you don't, the grease runs down your sleeve to your elbow. "

" Food is not just eating energy. It's an experience. "

" It's football all day on Sunday. I wish we had football every day; that would make me way happier. Why can't we have that? You've got all these teams! Why can't we just play a Monday game, a Tuesday game, a Wednesday game? "

" The wok is one of my favorite things to work with when I'm camping. "

" If you're feeling adventurous, grill up some marinated octopus. It's so healthy. "

" I would ride my horse to school. "

" I love 'Iron Chef' and I love 'Chopped.' I watch both of them. I think it is crazy what those chefs go through. "

" I respect anybody that cooks. I know how hard it is. "

" I love to exercise. I'm a big hiker, and I like boxing. I mean, I love a good burger, but I keep things in moderation. "

" You don't have to eat a whole cheeseburger, just take a piece of the cheeseburger. "

" My spiked hair goes back about 15 years ago. I had long, curly rocker hair then. The woman who cuts my hair thought I needed a new style, so I let her surprise me. I flipped when I first saw it, but I soon realized the look was really me. I've always been a little crazy. "

" After a show, people say, 'I bet you want to just sit back and relax.' No way. First thing I want to do when I'm home is cook. "

" I'm a five-seasons griller! Did you know I added a new season? Living in Cali, I'm cooking in the yard all the time. I don't care what the weather is like. My hair is impervious to any kind of dampness, so I don't have too much to worry about. "

" Cooking is all about people. Food is maybe the only universal thing that really has the power to bring everyone together. No matter what culture, everywhere around the world, people get together to eat. "

" I was always a kid trying to make a buck. I borrowed a dollar from my dad, went to the penny candy store, bought a dollar's worth of candy, set up my booth, and sold candy for five cents apiece. Ate half my inventory, made $2.50, gave my dad back his dollar. "