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Nobu Matsuhisa quotes: If I am at home in L.A. on a Saturday or Sunday, I like to start the day with a hot bath and then do an hour of stretching.

If I am at home in L.A. on a Saturday or Sunday, I like to start the day with a hot bath and then do an hour of stretching.

Nobu Matsuhisa quotes: I feel like I owe something to America, as it is where I found success.

I feel like I owe something to America, as it is where I found success.

Nobu Matsuhisa quotes: Any kind of vision needs people.

Any kind of vision needs people.

Nobu Matsuhisa quotes: In the morning and the end of every day, I thank that I'm alive.

In the morning and the end of every day, I thank that I'm alive.

Nobu Matsuhisa quotes: My favorite knife is from Miyakoya in Japan - I have one in each of my restaurants.

My favorite knife is from Miyakoya in Japan - I have one in each of my restaurants.

Nobu Matsuhisa quotes: I cannot bring myself to wear the Nobu hats, or the Nobu T-shirts. But the chef's jacket, that is mine. And when I wear it, I am very proud of

I cannot bring myself to wear the Nobu hats, or the Nobu T-shirts. But the chef's jacket, that is mine. And when I wear it, I am very proud of myself.

Nobu Matsuhisa quotes: It's still my happiest time when I'm eating.

It's still my happiest time when I'm eating.

Nobu Matsuhisa quotes: I was a bit of a wild boy - always swimming and exploring the mountains.

I was a bit of a wild boy - always swimming and exploring the mountains.

Nobu Matsuhisa quotes: Peru was the Incas; it has 3,000 to 4,000 years of history.

Peru was the Incas; it has 3,000 to 4,000 years of history.

Nobu Matsuhisa quotes: My business partner Robert De Niro knows a lot about hotels; he opened the Greenwich Hotel in New York City.

My business partner Robert De Niro knows a lot about hotels; he opened the Greenwich Hotel in New York City.

Nobu Matsuhisa quotes: I grew up in the countryside in Saitama prefecture, north of Tokyo.

I grew up in the countryside in Saitama prefecture, north of Tokyo.

Nobu Matsuhisa quotes: In Japan, I have my own line of dinnerware, but I'm not aggressive about pursuing those projects.

In Japan, I have my own line of dinnerware, but I'm not aggressive about pursuing those projects.

Nobu Matsuhisa quotes: Eating a lot on the plane is not good for jet lag.

Eating a lot on the plane is not good for jet lag.

Nobu Matsuhisa quotes: Los Angeles is my home - I have my wife and two daughters growing up there.

Los Angeles is my home - I have my wife and two daughters growing up there.

Nobu Matsuhisa quotes: I am very lucky to consider many of my business associates friends. Some are closer than others, but I respect and value all of them.

I am very lucky to consider many of my business associates friends. Some are closer than others, but I respect and value all of them.

Nobu Matsuhisa quotes: When I'm dining out privately, I tend to avoid fine-dining venues; I like things to feel casual.

When I'm dining out privately, I tend to avoid fine-dining venues; I like things to feel casual.

Nobu Matsuhisa quotes: In my generation, there was no sushi school, no cooking school, so people have to learn from working.

In my generation, there was no sushi school, no cooking school, so people have to learn from working.

Nobu Matsuhisa quotes: I like Mercedes because my wife has been in two big accidents and emerged without a scratch, thanks to the safety of these cars.

I like Mercedes because my wife has been in two big accidents and emerged without a scratch, thanks to the safety of these cars.

Nobu Matsuhisa quotes: My cooking is simply ingredients plus umami.

My cooking is simply ingredients plus umami.

Nobu Matsuhisa quotes: When I'm in L.A., I go to Spago because the chef is a friend of mine.

When I'm in L.A., I go to Spago because the chef is a friend of mine.

Nobu Matsuhisa quotes: I like to keep healthy physically and mentally, too.

I like to keep healthy physically and mentally, too.

Nobu Matsuhisa quotes: When I'm home in L.A., I go to La Brea, a bakery which does artisan breads, excellent sourdoughs primarily, but also patisserie and cakes.

When I'm home in L.A., I go to La Brea, a bakery which does artisan breads, excellent sourdoughs primarily, but also patisserie and cakes.

Nobu Matsuhisa quotes: I started cooking when I was 18 years old, and now I have restaurants all over the world.

I started cooking when I was 18 years old, and now I have restaurants all over the world.

Nobu Matsuhisa quotes: Some hotels have a lot of mirrors, chairs, you can't find the plugs, the music is complicated. But the Nobu concept is beautiful, simple.

Some hotels have a lot of mirrors, chairs, you can't find the plugs, the music is complicated. But the Nobu concept is beautiful, simple.

Nobu Matsuhisa quotes: My cooking is very simple, so I don't really use machines at all. A knife, cutting board, frying pan and strainer are my essentials.

My cooking is very simple, so I don't really use machines at all. A knife, cutting board, frying pan and strainer are my essentials.

Nobu Matsuhisa quotes: Of course the Japanese and Peruvian fish are different, but it's the same Pacific Ocean. They are different, but I know fish.

Of course the Japanese and Peruvian fish are different, but it's the same Pacific Ocean. They are different, but I know fish.

Nobu Matsuhisa quotes: Sushi is something very exclusive. It is not like a McDonald's, not like a hot dog, not like a French fry. It's very high-class cooking in Japan.

Sushi is something very exclusive. It is not like a McDonald's, not like a hot dog, not like a French fry. It's very high-class cooking in Japan.

Nobu Matsuhisa quotes: A sushi chef has to spot the best-quality fresh fish instantly.

A sushi chef has to spot the best-quality fresh fish instantly.

Nobu Matsuhisa quotes: Chefs are artists, and I couldn't be happy with my art if I was forced to use cheap ingredients.

Chefs are artists, and I couldn't be happy with my art if I was forced to use cheap ingredients.

Nobu Matsuhisa quotes: A different spice is the most interesting thing to me.

A different spice is the most interesting thing to me.

Nobu Matsuhisa quotes: Making sushi is an art, and experience is everything.

Making sushi is an art, and experience is everything.

Nobu Matsuhisa quotes: People eat the chicken, people eat the beef, they still say, 'Don't kill the fish.'

People eat the chicken, people eat the beef, they still say, 'Don't kill the fish.'

Nobu Matsuhisa quotes: Napa cabbage is very beautiful, all those long, pale leaves with ruffled edges.

Napa cabbage is very beautiful, all those long, pale leaves with ruffled edges.

Nobu Matsuhisa quotes: I can live without a computer. My assistant checks my e-mails.

I can live without a computer. My assistant checks my e-mails.

Nobu Matsuhisa quotes: Many chefs are either technically or artistically better than me, but I know my food has soul.

Many chefs are either technically or artistically better than me, but I know my food has soul.

Nobu Matsuhisa quotes: I learned from my first restaurant: Make customers happy, make sure the customer comes back again. And automatically, success has followed me.

I learned from my first restaurant: Make customers happy, make sure the customer comes back again. And automatically, success has followed me.

Nobu Matsuhisa quotes: Businesses that run well are almost like marriages. Everything has to be up for discussion, or there will be real problems.

Businesses that run well are almost like marriages. Everything has to be up for discussion, or there will be real problems.

Nobu Matsuhisa quotes: I always eat a meal at home before I leave for the airport, so I only eat the soup and salad on the plane.

I always eat a meal at home before I leave for the airport, so I only eat the soup and salad on the plane.

Nobu Matsuhisa quotes: Swimming keeps me fit and flexible, and it helps that I have a large pool at my house in Beverly Hills.

Swimming keeps me fit and flexible, and it helps that I have a large pool at my house in Beverly Hills.

Nobu Matsuhisa quotes: I'm not perfect. I am not Iron Man.

I'm not perfect. I am not Iron Man.

Nobu Matsuhisa quotes: Once I fell out of a tree and was hit by a motorbike. I still have the scar on my head now.

Once I fell out of a tree and was hit by a motorbike. I still have the scar on my head now.

Nobu Matsuhisa quotes: I don't go out much.

I don't go out much.

Nobu Matsuhisa quotes: The fine art of preparing sushi is something that you watch and learn.

The fine art of preparing sushi is something that you watch and learn.

Nobu Matsuhisa quotes: People who make mistakes but try their best, other people will support. But people who make mistakes because they're lazy, nobody supports.

People who make mistakes but try their best, other people will support. But people who make mistakes because they're lazy, nobody supports.

Nobu Matsuhisa quotes: I'm a lucky person because the company keeps growing, and that means my team keeps growing.

I'm a lucky person because the company keeps growing, and that means my team keeps growing.

Nobu Matsuhisa quotes: Whenever possible, buy a fish whole. With tuna, this isn't practical; with smaller fish, it is.

Whenever possible, buy a fish whole. With tuna, this isn't practical; with smaller fish, it is.

Nobu Matsuhisa quotes: Cooking and film are completely different - but I'd rather stay in the kitchen than be in movies.

Cooking and film are completely different - but I'd rather stay in the kitchen than be in movies.

Nobu Matsuhisa quotes: I want to always keep going. I don't want to ever stop.

I want to always keep going. I don't want to ever stop.

Nobu Matsuhisa quotes: I used to watch my mother cooking when I was a child; she influenced me a lot.

I used to watch my mother cooking when I was a child; she influenced me a lot.

Nobu Matsuhisa quotes: You know how kids dream of being soccer players or actors? Well, my dream was to be a sushi chef.

You know how kids dream of being soccer players or actors? Well, my dream was to be a sushi chef.

Nobu Matsuhisa quotes: In Tokyo, we have more three-star Michelin restaurants than Paris.

In Tokyo, we have more three-star Michelin restaurants than Paris.