In too much of the West, everyone wants the guarantee of safety, and never having to make any decisions. Anthony Bourdain decisionguaranteemake Change image and share on social
I'm not besotted with the notion of being on CNN to the point that I'm going to suddenly morph into Anderson Cooper or Christiane Amanpour. I'm not a foreign correspondent. Anthony Bourdain amanpourandersonbesot Change image and share on social
I'm a Twitter addict. Jose Andres is a serial tweeter. It's funny to see which chefs have embraced it, and the different paths they take. Anthony Bourdain addictandreschef Change image and share on social
Meals make the society, hold the fabric together in lots of ways that were charming and interesting and intoxicating to me. The perfect meal, or the best meals, occur in a context that frequently has very little to do with the food itself. Anthony Bourdain charmcontextfabric share on social
People are generally proud of their food. A willingness to eat and drink with people without fear and prejudice... they open up to you in ways that somebody visiting who is driven by a story may not get. Anthony Bourdain drinkdriveeat share on social
I'm always secretly the most pleased when a show just really, really looks good and when my camera guys are really happy with the images they got. Anthony Bourdain cameragoodguy Change image and share on social
I'm a comic nerd. I'm a former serious collector for much of my childhood and early teen years I wanted to draw underground comics. Anthony Bourdain childhoodcollectorcomic Change image and share on social
I like telling stories, and I tell stories that interest me. It would be boring to have to go to nothing but the best restaurants. That would be a misery to me. Anthony Bourdain boreinterestmisery Change image and share on social
When I'm back in New York - and this is a terrible thing to complain about - I eat a lot more really, really good food than perhaps I'd like to. So many of my friends are really good chefs. It's kind of like being in the Mafia. Anthony Bourdain backchefcomplain share on social
It just seems there's better things to do in your life than be on television if it's not interesting, if it's not challenging, if it's not fun. You know? When it stops being those things for me, I'll stop making television. Anthony Bourdain challengefuninterest share on social
