Takeru Kobayashi

I basically go to the gym three times a week to do weight training for one or two hours.

People think that if you have a huge appetite, then you'll be better at it. But actually, it's how you confront the food that is brought to you. You have to be mentally and psychologically prepared.

I was able to participate in New York Fashion Week and walk down the runway. I participated in a pizza contest in Canada.

I'm a big action junkie. I grew up on the '80s action movies - the bad ones and the good ones.

It is good to be in front of the lens to appreciate more being behind the lens.

The judge said I was a menace to society because I had put crime on a scientific basis.