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" In the morning and the end of every day, I thank that I'm alive. "

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" Every year, I do a New Year's day party at my home. I invite my staff and my friends and their kids. Around 40-50 people come by, and I do a barbecue and salads, steak and sushi, and also lots of cheese. "

" I like Mercedes because my wife has been in two big accidents and emerged without a scratch, thanks to the safety of these cars. "

" Napa cabbage is very beautiful, all those long, pale leaves with ruffled edges. "

" Cooking is like fashion. Always, I like to try to change. If I'm traveling in a different country - to Australia, the Bahamas, Budapest, Moscow - and I see a new ingredient, I like to try it in a new dish. "

" I want to always keep going. I don't want to ever stop. "

" People who make mistakes but try their best, other people will support. But people who make mistakes because they're lazy, nobody supports. "

" Whenever possible, buy a fish whole. With tuna, this isn't practical; with smaller fish, it is. "

" People eat the chicken, people eat the beef, they still say, 'Don't kill the fish.' "

" Every morning when I woke up, my mother was already in the kitchen making breakfast. It was always the same: steamed rice, pickled vegetables, grilled fish and miso soup. Each day there was something different in the soup such as tofu or potatoes. "

" When I'm dining out privately, I tend to avoid fine-dining venues; I like things to feel casual. "

" My cooking is very simple, so I don't really use machines at all. A knife, cutting board, frying pan and strainer are my essentials. "

" I started cooking when I was 18 years old, and now I have restaurants all over the world. "

" What I relish most is when a member of my staff, who has worked with passion and patience towards achieving their dream of owning a restaurant, walks up to me and says, 'Nobu! I have done it!' "

" I cannot bring myself to wear the Nobu hats, or the Nobu T-shirts. But the chef's jacket, that is mine. And when I wear it, I am very proud of myself. "

" Once I fell out of a tree and was hit by a motorbike. I still have the scar on my head now. "

" I have a restaurant in Milan, and Paper Moon is five minutes away from my hotel, so I always go there for lunch. It's a casual place that serves good salad, pizza and pasta; the space is tight with tables close together, and it feels buzzy. Food comes out fast, too. "

" In Japan, I have my own line of dinnerware, but I'm not aggressive about pursuing those projects. "

" I'm not perfect. I am not Iron Man. "

" I used to watch my mother cooking when I was a child; she influenced me a lot. "

" One of my great loves is golf. When I am in L.A., I like to play with a few close friends: no phones, no distractions, the great outdoors and the chance to bet some money to keep it interesting. "

" Of course the Japanese and Peruvian fish are different, but it's the same Pacific Ocean. They are different, but I know fish. "

" In Tokyo, we have more three-star Michelin restaurants than Paris. "

" It's still my happiest time when I'm eating. "

" Chefs are artists, and I couldn't be happy with my art if I was forced to use cheap ingredients. "

" My favorite knife is from Miyakoya in Japan - I have one in each of my restaurants. "

" My business partner Robert De Niro knows a lot about hotels; he opened the Greenwich Hotel in New York City. "

" I exercise every morning, no matter what. Sometimes it's tough to do right when you get off the plane, but after ten minutes you start sweating, and you always feel better. "

" In my generation, there was no sushi school, no cooking school, so people have to learn from working. "

" Cooking and film are completely different - but I'd rather stay in the kitchen than be in movies. "