I was once hired to write a column for 'The Guardian' and then got fired before I'd submitted my first one. That was unusual. Most newspapers wait un…

- Toby Young

In Britain, by contrast, we still think that class plays a part in determining a person's life chances, so we're less inclined to celebrate success a…

- Toby Young

I was every Londoner's stereotypical idea of a brash, vulgar American. When I got here, it turned out that London was the Wild West, and New York was…

- Toby Young

Oddly, I do have a problem with authority. I find it very difficult to knuckle down and follow rules. Which are the classic symptoms of someone who h…

- Toby Young

My life's ambition is to play a James Bond villain. I have the cat and the eye-patch, so I'm just waiting for the call. For some reason, though, the …

- Toby Young

I think I've been wishing for celebrity for so long that I've got used to being someone who's petitioning the establishment for acceptance... my whol…

- Toby Young

I miss being fawned over by restaurateurs and chefs.

- Toby Young

It's very different doing a food show in America and doing one in Britain. I did a 20-part series for the BBC series called 'Eating With the Enemy.' …

- Toby Young

People in London think of London as the center of the world, whereas New Yorkers think the world ends three miles outside of Manhattan.

- Toby Young