“I think being famous is more of a hindrance, a constraint, than just letting yourself be free.”

“As long as the food is well prepared and not overdone, I think it tastes good. It doesn't matter if it's Chinese, Japanese, anything.”

“If I could only have one type of food with me, I would bring soy sauce. The reason being that if I have soy sauce, I can flavor a lot of things.”

“I don't like to waste anything. Any food left over from the night before is always eaten the next day.”

“People who don't travel cannot have a global view, all they see is what's in front of them. Those people cannot accept new things because all they know is where they live.”