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" 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. "

Heston Blumenthal

Thought

Eating

Money

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Company

Much

" I was determined that if I failed it wouldn't be due to lack of effort. "

" I've got around 400 cookbooks. "

" I am not the world's most confident person. "

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" I'm not scared of anything in particular, but I am motivated by a fear of failure as opposed to a need to succeed. "

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Need

Succeed

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" There are so many issues in our oceans - like the near extinction of blue fin tuna - that should be taken more seriously worldwide. "

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Extinction

Seriously

" A lot of country pubs will receive Michelin stars. "

" 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. "

" No, when I worked as an accountant I was falling asleep waiting for 5 o'clock. "

" You need to do the work to bring the money in, but not compromise standards. "

" This kitchen is completely calm. Some of the old-fashioned chefs - they become kings in their kitchen, they've got to be called chef. But I don't care if someone calls me chef or Heston, it really doesn't bother me. "

" You think about some of the most memorable meals you've ever had; the food will be good but it will often be about locating a mental memory and taste is inexorably linked to all the other senses and memory, so ultimately it is all about taste. "

" I worked 120 hours a week for eight years. That's 20 to 22 hours a day every day and one week I only got 15 hours sleep. "

" It was quite a challenge to make people eat crab ice cream. "

" What gets me excited is the original principle. "

Heston Blumenthal

Gets

Original

" As we get older, we tend to become more risk averse because we tend to find reasons why things won't work. When you are a kid, you think everything is possible, and I think with creativity it is so important to keep that naivety. "

" I was born in the '60s and grew up in the '70s - not exactly the best decade for food in British history. It was horrendous. It was a time when, as a nation, we excelled in art and music and acting and photography and fashion - all creative skills... all apart from cooking. "

" I still love doing what I do, and I'm really lucky to get up in the morning and want to go to work. "

" I tend to take negative comments to heart. "

" And I like asking questions, to keep learning; people with big egos might not want to look unsure. "

" I haven't raised my voice for eight to 10 years in the kitchen. And I won't have anybody shouting. If I hear of anybody having a go at anyone else, they'll get disciplined. "

Heston Blumenthal

Hear

Years

" But most is all to do with work. There are aspects of work that are enjoyable, that you could call a hobby. "

" I write and chop with my left hand and do everything else, including eating with a knife, with my right. "