“Under 'Reasons for Leaving Last Job', never give the real reason, unless it's money or ambition.” — Anthony Bourdain Career Copy Share Image
In too much of the West, everyone wants the guarantee of safety, and never having to make any decisions. — Anthony Bourdain Copy Share Image
I'm not going to get off the pony as long as they let me ride it. — Anthony Bourdain Copy Share Image
People everywhere have been very, very good to me, whether I'm with or without cameras. — Anthony Bourdain Cameras Copy Share Image
The Italians seem to have a better attitude with kids and the food is great! — Anthony Bourdain Attitude Copy Share Image
Unlicensed hooch from a stranger in a parking lot. Good idea? Yes, of course it is. — Anthony Bourdain Copy Share Image
Whatever everyone else has asked you to do or never let you do, and let's do that. — Anthony Bourdain Copy Share Image
“for the rest of my life- to resemble this one: both complex and strangely comforting.” — Anthony Bourdain Comforting Copy Share Image
“I saw how three or four ingredients, as long as they are of the highest and freshest quality, can be combined in… — Anthony Bourdain Food Copy Share Image
I'm very proud of the Rome episode of 'No Reservations' because it violated all the conventional wisdom about making television. You're never,… — Anthony Bourdain Copy Share Image
Doing graphic novels is cool! It's fun! You get to write something, and then see it visually page by page, panel by… — Anthony Bourdain Art Copy Share Image
The roots of creativity of cooking are hungry people trying to figure out how to take something that's not particularly fresh or… — Anthony Bourdain Cooking Copy Share Image
“My love for chaos, conspiracy and the dark side of human nature colors the behavior of my charges, most of whom are… — Anthony Bourdain Dark side Copy Share Image
I've long believed that good food, good eating, is all about risk. Whether we're talking about unpasteurized Stilton, raw oysters or working… — Anthony Bourdain Adventure Copy Share Image
Most of the time, I'm fighting guys who are 22 years old, former college wrestlers, athletes, kids who are in much better… — Anthony Bourdain Athlete Copy Share Image
The journey is part of the experience - an expression of the seriousness of one's intent. One doesn't take the A train… — Anthony Bourdain Expression Copy Share Image
Never try to get your kid to eat anything she doesn't already want to eat. Just eat interesting stuff in front of… — Anthony Bourdain Copy Share Image
The worst, most dangerous person to America is clearly Paula Deen. She revels in unholy connections with evil corporations and she's proud… — Anthony Bourdain Age Copy Share Image
Few things are more beautiful to me than a bunch of thuggish, heavily tattooed line cooks moving around each other like ballerinas… — Anthony Bourdain Ballerina Copy Share Image
The biggest empty space, the biggest gap in what should be a premier and always vibrant food scene in America is that… — Anthony Bourdain America Copy Share Image
But I do think the idea that basic cooking skills are a virtue, that the ability to feed yourself and a few… — Anthony Bourdain Ability Copy Share Image
If people are eating mostly pickles after many generations, where did that come from? It's reflective of history, often a painful history.… — Anthony Bourdain Communication Copy Share Image
Trying to micromanage the perfect vacation is always a disaster. That leads to terrible times. If you get lost and you just… — Anthony Bourdain Copy Share Image
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… — Anthony Bourdain Animal Copy Share Image
“Perhaps omelet skills should be learned at the same time you learn to fuck.” — Anthony Bourdain Copy Share Image
It would be an egregious mistake to ever refer to me in the same breath as most of the people I write… — Anthony Bourdain Breath Copy Share Image
Just because we are not Italian, does not mean we cannot appreciate Michelangelo, it is the same with cuisine. — Anthony Bourdain Copy Share Image
Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do."- Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe — Anthony Bourdain Copy Share Image
I'm a control freak. If you're going to slap my name on something, I would like to control it. — Anthony Bourdain Control Copy Share Image
Always entertain the possibility that something, no matter how squiggly and scary looking, might just be good. — Anthony Bourdain Copy Share Image
Naturally, I'm misanthropic. But the Negronis are helping considerably. — Anthony Bourdain Copy Share Image
I could do nothing but Brooklyn shows for the rest of my career, and I could die ignorant. — Anthony Bourdain Brooklyn Copy Share Image
Skills can be taught. Character you either have or you don't have. — Anthony Bourdain Character Copy Share Image
As a chef I’m not your dietitian or your ethicist, I’m in the pleasure business. — Anthony Bourdain Business Copy Share Image
You have to love a town where you can both smoke and gamble in a pharmacy. — Anthony Bourdain Copy Share Image
I don't snack. I don't generally eat sweets or drink soda. I never eat between meals or even before big ones. — Anthony Bourdain Copy Share Image
“Having a sous-chef with excellent cooking skills and a criminal mind is one of God's great gifts.” — Anthony Bourdain Chef Copy Share Image
I look at Guy Fieri and I just think, 'Jesus, I'm glad that's not me.' — Anthony Bourdain Copy Share Image
I'm a decent cook; I'm a decent chef. None of my friends would ever have hired me at any point in my… — Anthony Bourdain Career Copy Share Image
