My mum wanted me to be a doctor because she worked in nursing. So she was quite disappointed when I came back from a holiday in France, and said I wanted to be a chef. Ainsley Harriott Read Quote
Performing has always been instinctive to me. I remember people saying, ‘he doesn’t know if he’s a chef or an entertainer.’ But what’s wrong with being both? It’s like saying you can’t run the 100 and the 200 metres. Ainsley Harriott Read Quote
I do feel that over the years from watching programmes that tell people ‘you’re not good enough,’ I just don’t like it. Ainsley Harriott Read Quote
Everywhere I have gone in the world, even though we don’t speak the same language, food is the same language. Ainsley Harriott Read Quote
I certainly love a boogie and once the music starts I’m usually one of the first out there on the dance floor. Ainsley Harriott Read Quote
What I like best is showing people how to have fun in the kitchen. And sharing my love of cooking. Ainsley Harriott Read Quote
I’m so fortunate that I’ve chosen the right career path. Yes, perhaps I could have been out there with my own restaurant earning a load more dosh, but television has been good to me. Ainsley Harriott Read Quote
People always think I’m this zany character. But I think I just see the funny side of life, I don’t see the negative side, and I think that’s a very good energy to be around. Ainsley Harriott Read Quote
