Top 26 Quotes by Jamie Oliver

I could cook from quite an early age - purely because I liked it.

Many kids can tell you about drugs but do not know what celery or courgettes taste like.

I'm better with my hands, and I always loved the slightly romantic idea of starting with bits of wood and being able to create something to sit on, to eat from, to store your clothes in.

I hate making TV documentaries.

My general rule is that if everyone knew how to cook fresh produce from their local area, and Monday to Thursday within 20 minutes, you know, there's millions of recipes out there to be had.

The public health of five million children should not be left to luck or chance.

I'm probably a bit romantic about it, but I think we humans miss having contact with fire. We need it.

Just because the Americans are so good at rattling out accessible and cheap junk food, nobody looks twice when it comes to their food. But there are golden nuggets everywhere.

I love roasting because you can give it love, get it in the oven and go and play with the kids or whatever you've got to do, and then hours later you've got a lovely dinner.

Young people can be disruptive and screw up classes. But even if they are being a pain in the arse it's a cry for help - they don't feel like they are being listened to.