“My grandfather was a great chef.” — Douglas Booth Quote

My grandfather was a great chef.

I love the challenge of playing characters forced on life-changing emotional journeys. To work on a project with Billy Crudup and Sam Rockwell is just a dream come true.

It's great to fall head over heels in love at a fast pace, and nothing's more romantic, but you need to look after yourself.

The grittier, the dirtier, the worse I can look, the happier I am. It takes the pressure off.

I was lucky enough to get a very good agent at the age of 15, and got my first film when I was 16, so it's been rolling on since then.

As a chef, if I can taste something, I can basically figure out what's in it.

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

I was working for a chef a long time ago who told me to not skip steps or be in a hurry. Success in a kitchen is more like a marathon and less like a sprint. Rising up the ranks too quickly isn't necessarily a good thing. This advice was from a guy who was sorry he had done that and didn't want me to do the same.

When you look at a kitchen, you tend to see that the people who are doing really well are those who have worked with the same chef or stayed in one restaurant for a significant amount of time.