---
title: "4 Stephen Starr Quotes"
description: "Stephen Starr is an American restaurateur and former entertainment promoter based in Philadelphia. He owns the Starr Restaurants group which operates ov..."
image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/063/stephen-starr-72312_come-up_you-try-to-come-up-with-new-ideas-but-in_259411.jpg"
---

# Stephen Starr

 **4** quotes in **19** categories

Rate this collection:  ★ ★ ★ ★ ★   No ratings yet

Stephen Starr is an American restaurateur and former entertainment promoter based in Philadelphia. He owns the Starr Restaurants group which operates over 40 restaurants. He has restaurants in many different areas both in the United States as well as overseas. These restaurants include Barclay Prime

##  Quotes by Stephen Starr

> [You try to come up with new ideas, but in the end, people just want to eat Italian food.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-starr/you-try-to-come-up-with-new-ideas-but-in-the-end-people-just-want-to/)

[Stephen Starr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-starr/)

[Come up](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/come-up/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/063/stephen-starr-72312_come-up_you-try-to-come-up-with-new-ideas-but-in_259411.jpg)

> [I'm doing something new on South Street and people are telling me I'm crazy It's kinda freaking me out.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-starr/i-m-doing-something-new-on-south-street-and-people-are-telling-me-i-m/)

[Stephen Starr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-starr/)

[Crazy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/crazy/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/856/stephen-starr-72312_crazy_i-m-doing-something-new-on-south-street_1999821.jpg)

> [I had this idea of a restaurant called Roast where everything was roasted. It was dopey.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-starr/i-had-this-idea-of-a-restaurant-called-roast-where-everything-was/)

[Stephen Starr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-starr/)

[Food](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/food/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/919/stephen-starr-72312_ideas_i-had-this-idea-of-a-restaurant-called-r_2073612.jpg)

> [I interview every employeeand I have 3000 employees. It's an obsessive sickness.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-starr/i-interview-every-employeeand-i-have-3000-employees-it-s-an-obsessive/)

[Stephen Starr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-starr/)

[Employee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/employee/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f61/stephen-starr-72312_employee_i-interview-every-employeeand-i-have-300_2484398.jpg)

```json
{
    "@context": "https://schema.org",
    "@graph": [
        {
            "@type": "ItemList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-starr/#itemlist",
            "name": "Stephen Starr Quotes",
            "numberOfItems": 4,
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "You try to come up with new ideas, but in the end, people just want to eat Italian food.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Stephen Starr"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-starr/you-try-to-come-up-with-new-ideas-but-in-the-end-people-just-want-to/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/063/stephen-starr-72312_come-up_you-try-to-come-up-with-new-ideas-but-in_259411.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/063/stephen-starr-72312_come-up_you-try-to-come-up-with-new-ideas-but-in_259411.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/063/stephen-starr-72312_come-up_you-try-to-come-up-with-new-ideas-but-in_259411.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“You try to come up with new ideas, but in the end, people just want to eat Italian food.” — Stephen Starr",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "I'm doing something new on South Street and people are telling me I'm crazy It's kinda freaking me out.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Stephen Starr"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-starr/i-m-doing-something-new-on-south-street-and-people-are-telling-me-i-m/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/856/stephen-starr-72312_crazy_i-m-doing-something-new-on-south-street_1999821.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/856/stephen-starr-72312_crazy_i-m-doing-something-new-on-south-street_1999821.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/856/stephen-starr-72312_crazy_i-m-doing-something-new-on-south-street_1999821.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“I'm doing something new on South Street and people are telling me I'm crazy It's kinda freaking me out.” — Stephen Starr",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 3,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "I had this idea of a restaurant called Roast where everything was roasted. It was dopey.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Stephen Starr"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-starr/i-had-this-idea-of-a-restaurant-called-roast-where-everything-was/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/919/stephen-starr-72312_ideas_i-had-this-idea-of-a-restaurant-called-r_2073612.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/919/stephen-starr-72312_ideas_i-had-this-idea-of-a-restaurant-called-r_2073612.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/919/stephen-starr-72312_ideas_i-had-this-idea-of-a-restaurant-called-r_2073612.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“I had this idea of a restaurant called Roast where everything was roasted. It was dopey.” — Stephen Starr",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 4,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "I interview every employeeand I have 3000 employees. It's an obsessive sickness.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Stephen Starr"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-starr/i-interview-every-employeeand-i-have-3000-employees-it-s-an-obsessive/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f61/stephen-starr-72312_employee_i-interview-every-employeeand-i-have-300_2484398.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f61/stephen-starr-72312_employee_i-interview-every-employeeand-i-have-300_2484398.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f61/stephen-starr-72312_employee_i-interview-every-employeeand-i-have-300_2484398.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“I interview every employeeand I have 3000 employees. It's an obsessive sickness.” — Stephen Starr",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "Person",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-starr/#person",
            "name": "Stephen Starr",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-starr/",
            "description": "Stephen Starr is an American restaurateur and former entertainment promoter based in Philadelphia. He owns the Starr Restaurants group which operates over 40 restaurants. He has restaurants in many different areas both in the United States as well as overseas. These restaurants include Barclay Prime"
        },
        {
            "@type": "ProfilePage",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-starr/#webpage",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-starr/",
            "name": "Stephen Starr",
            "isPartOf": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website"
            },
            "mainEntity": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-starr/#person"
            },
            "primaryImageOfPage": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/063/stephen-starr-72312_come-up_you-try-to-come-up-with-new-ideas-but-in_259411.jpg"
            },
            "description": "Stephen Starr is an American restaurateur and former entertainment promoter based in Philadelphia. He owns the Starr Restaurants group which operates ov...",
            "breadcrumb": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-starr/#breadcrumb"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "BreadcrumbList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-starr/#breadcrumb",
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "name": "Home",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2,
                    "name": "Quotes",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 3,
                    "name": "Authors",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/authors/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 4,
                    "name": "Stephen Starr",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-starr/"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "WebSite",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "publisher": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "Organization",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "logo": {
                "@type": "ImageObject",
                "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png",
                "width": 512,
                "height": 512
            }
        }
    ]
}
```