“I wouldn't want to compare myself to David Byrne whom I consider a genius, but what I think what we have in common is that he's also a guy who is very interested in the world and who has a lot of passions beyond singing and playing guitar.” ThinkingWorldWantGuyPassionCommonGeniusSingingGuitarComparePlaying Guitar Author:Anthony Bourdain
“There are chefs who are spectacular technicians, and often their food is worth eating once or twice, but if there's no heart in it, if there's no personality in it, it's not something you want to go back for. But heart without any skill at all? All the heart in the world ain't gonna help you if you can't peel an onion, or if you don't understand how to apply heat properly. A well-done steak is a well-done steak.” IfsWorldWantWellsHeartDoneHelpingPersonalitySkillsEatingHeatChefSpectacularSteakWell DoneOnionsTechnicians Author:Anthony Bourdain
“I can't do exercises regularly because my schedule changes from day to day. I'm okay with hurting myself, like I'll lift something until it hurts, but I don't want to pass out or vomit in front of people.” PeopleWantI CanHurtFrontsExerciseOkayLiftsIt HurtsSchedulesDay To DayHurting Myself Author:Anthony Bourdain
“I guess my whole life, as much as I might have wanted a child for the reason that everybody wants one, I always recognized that at no point until I was 50 was I old enough or up to the job. I thought, you know what, I not only really want a child, but at this point, finally in my life, I think I'm up to the job and I'm the type of person who could do the job well and I'm financially prepared to look after a child.” ThinkingKnowsWantWellsLooksChildrenPersonsReasonEnoughWholeMightWantedJobsTypePreparedWhole LifeNo Point Author:Anthony Bourdain
“Never try to get your kid to eat anything she doesn't already want to eat. Just eat interesting stuff in front of her while completely ignoring her. Never, ever suggest "try it." Never say those dreaded words "try it, it's good." Or worse, "It's good for you." That'll poison the well.” WantTryingWellsKidsStuffInterestingFrontsPoisonInteresting Stuff Author:Anthony Bourdain
“I go anywhere I want, do whatever I want when I get there, they let me make self-indulgent TV about that experience, and give me about as much creative freedom as anyone's ever had in the history of television.” WantGivingSelfCreativeTelevisionTvsLet MeGive MeSelf IndulgentCreative Freedom Author:Anthony Bourdain
“Thinking that your story is so interesting that other people will want to listen to it or read it or pay to hear it, that's - what kind of person thinks that? A monster of self-regard. It's not normal thinking.” PeopleThinkingWantKindPersonsSelfStoriesInterestingPayNormalRegardMonsters Author:Anthony Bourdain
“The world they live in now is in no way the world the Michelin system was set up to evaluate back in France, which was all about motorists and seeing if it was worth driving an extra 50 miles for a restaurant. It's a silly thing. Why do you want to help a tire company? You don't owe them nothing.” IfsWorldWayWantHelpingCompanySeeingDrivingMilesSillyFranceExtrasRestaurantsTireEvaluateSilly Things Author:Anthony Bourdain
“Do you really want to make risotto to order when you have eight guests sitting there? No. It won't work. Most cookbooks won't tell you that. They will say make it and it will come out perfectly. They should tell you you're probably going to screw it up the first 10 times you make it.” WantShouldFirstsOrderSittingEightGuestsScrewsCookbookRisotto Author:Anthony Bourdain
“I didn't want food that looked unapproachable or ridiculously beautiful.” WantBeautiful Author:Anthony Bourdain
“I hated the Naked Chef. Fine, yes, he did good things for school food or whatever, but, you know, I don't want my chefs to be cute and adorable.” KnowsWantSchoolFineGood ThingsNakedHatedCuteChefAdorable Author:Anthony Bourdain
“You can call me the bad boy chef all you want. I'm not going to freak out about it. I'm not that bad. I'm certainly not a boy, and it's been a while since I've been a chef.” WantBoysCall MeFreakChefBad Boy Author:Anthony Bourdain
“At the end of the day, the TV show is the best job in the world. I get to go anywhere I want, eat and drink whatever I want. As long as I just babble at the camera, other people will pay for it. It's a gift.” PeopleWorldWantLongEndsShowsJobsPayTvsDrinkCamerasThe End Of The DayTv ShowsBest Job Author:Anthony Bourdain
“I'm not searching for hard news; I'm not a journalist, but I'm interested in pushing to boundaries of where we can do the kind of stories that we want to do. I mean, it's a big world and CNN has made it a lot bigger and they haven't flinched.” WorldWantKindMeanMadeHardStoriesBigsCan DoHavensNewsBiggerBoundariesMade ItJournalistPushingCnn Author:Anthony Bourdain
“I've sat in sushi bars, really fine ones, and I know how hard this guy worked, how proud he is. I know you don't need sauce. I know he doesn't even want you to pour sauce. And I've seen customers come in and do that, and I've seen him, as stoic as he tries to remain, I've seen him die a little inside.” KnowsWantNeedsTryingLittlesHardGuyDiesKnow HowFineProudCustomersBarsSatThis GuySauceStoicSushi Author:Anthony Bourdain
“You'd have a hard time finding anything better than Barcelona for food, as far as being a hub. Given a choice between Barcelona and San Sebastian to die in, I'd probably want to die in San Sebastian.” WantHardDiesChoicesGivenFindingsHard TimesWanting To DieBarcelonaHub Author:Anthony Bourdain
“Do we really want to travel in hermetically sealed popemobiles through the rural provinces of France, Mexico and the Far East, eating only in Hard Rock Cafes and McDonalds? Or do we want to eat without fear, tearing into the local stew, the humble taqueria's mystery meat, the sincerely offered gift of a lightly grilled fish head? I know what I want. I want it all. I want to try everything once.” KnowsWantTryingHardMysteryRocksFoodEatingFishesHumbleEastLocalsFranceMeatMexicoSincerelyProvincesMcdonaldsCafesStewWant To TravelKitchen ConfidentialHard Rock Author:Anthony Bourdain
“PETA doesn't want stressed animals to be cruelly crowded into sheds, ankle-deep in their own crap, because they don't want any animals to die ever and basically think chickens should, in time, gain the right to vote. I don't want animals stressed or crowded or treated cruelly or inhumanely because that makes them probably less delicious.” ThinkingWantShouldDiesAnimalGainsVoteTreatedChickensShedCrapDeliciousCrowdedStressedRight To VoteAnklesKitchen ConfidentialPeta Author:Anthony Bourdain
“Is it a good hot dog? That’s all I want to know … I don’t think the personal health and purity of my colon is that important compared to pleasure. As a chef, I’m not your dietitian or your ethicist. I’m in the pleasure business …. My responsibility is to give you the most delicious tomato that I can afford, given the circumstances, and maybe increase the likelihood that you get laid after dinner.” ThinkingKnowsWantGivingI CanImportantGivenPleasureResponsibilityDogCircumstancesIncreaseHotDinnerPurityChefDeliciousTomatoesLikelihoodHot DogGetting LaidPersonal Health Author:Anthony Bourdain
