Jose Andres Quotes
When I came to El Bulli, right away I knew I was becoming part of something incredible. It was like watching the Big Bang happening right in front of me.
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As far as I'm concerned, if you want to find out about the last day of WWII or the roots of the Indian Mutiny, get thee to a books catalogue.
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I didn't mean to hit the umpire with the dirt, but I did mean to hit that bastard in the stands.
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I own a guitar, a piano, a bass.
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In Chicago, they die for their teams.
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When I was seventeen, I worked as a counsellor at a co-ed sleep-away camp for eight weeks. I loved it but it could be harrowing - it was far too much responsibility for someone my age.
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The whole freedom-of-speech thing is great. But I don't think that our Founding Fathers predicted social media when they created all of these amendments and stuff.
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I don't listen to my old stuff very often at all.
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That Sid Vicious was obviously a schizophrenic, kind of a mean one too.
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If we are going to list guitar influences, the biggest one by far is Wes Montgomery. Also, Gary Burton was obviously huge for me in a number of ways. But beyond that, Clifford Brown, Miles Davis and Freddie Hubbard.
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I'm always going to be someone that people enjoy watching.
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We know that if religion is allowed into schools, pupils will sometimes begin to question the teaching they receive.
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My mother and I never got along, not even when I was a child.
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You grow up... you spend five years rooming with each other, and you're going to get sick of each other at times. And you're going to have some good times as well.
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I thought I was a sexy symbol!
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The desire of the man is for the woman, but the desire of the woman is for the desire of the man.
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In an ideal world, nobody's work would be just about the money. People could pursue excellence in what they do, take pride in achievement, and derive meaning from knowing that their work improved the lives of others.
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Well, everything surprises me about the writing process because illustrating comes much more naturally to me than writing does.
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I never not wanted to be a singer. Since I was 3, I knew this was what I wanted to do. Well, I can't say I wanted to do it, but I fantasized and thought about it all the time. I never thought it would actually happen.
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To spell out the obvious is often to call it in question.
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You don't have to wear fur. They make such great fakes. There's no reason to kill an animal.
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Developing a series is a next step for me.
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When I came to El Bulli, right away I knew I was becoming part of something incredible. It was like watching the Big Bang happening right in front of me.
