Being a sport star and a chef both require passion, commitment, work and natural ability.

- Paul Rankin

It depends as there's many different types of chefs, some who cook for awards and others who cook to make their restaurant a great business. There ar…

- Paul Rankin

One of the great awards from a chef's point of view are Michelin stars. The ultimate is three Michelin stars. For example, Gordon Ramsey has three Mi…

- Paul Rankin

There's a layer of satisfaction that I get from cooking that is more than the work itself. I think when you're too competitive sometimes you can lose…

- Paul Rankin

You need good energy and you need to be fit because it's very tiring. A lot of the work is quite heavy and quite smelly. That's why girls drift out o…

- Paul Rankin

A great cook is made from having a great sense of hospitality and trying to make people happy. Then there's natural talent. Perhaps you have a feel f…

- Paul Rankin

Some people who see cooking as a job. They got into cooking at some stage and they're sort of ticking along trying to get the money together to buy t…

- Paul Rankin

It really helps if you've got something like cycling, walking, running or swimming that can let your body release all that tension and keep your musc…

- Paul Rankin

We [chefs] are competitive, although I think you need to be careful with competitiveness as it can become quite negative.

- Paul Rankin