“I think 'Chef' is about somebody who's in the middle of his life, and ...” — Jon Favreau Quote

“I think 'Chef' is about somebody who's in the middle of his life, and he's kind of lost his passion and his voice, so he seeks out some refinement and redemption.”

“When I'm working with improv people, I give them the green light to just bring it and try things.”

“There is nothing as fun as making a cultural splash with a movie. Sometimes the splash happens, like with 'Swingers,' where it sort of slowly ripples out, yet everybody could quote it. Or it could be something like 'Elf,' where you just make a big splash right off the bat when the movie comes out.”

“I'm a home cook and love to read about food, but I'm not trained as a chef. I'm just really into cooking and passionate about it.”

“It's very tempting to have a nanny and live in a gated community and have a chef - I'd love to have a few dinners cooked for me. But I don't want that for my children. When they're older, if people say to them, 'Did you have a chef?' I want them to be shocked by the question.”

“Sometimes you just dread reading scripts; it's like the chef who doesn't want to cook at home.”