“For a long time, I didn't know what I wanted to be when I grew up. I w...” — Padma Lakshmi Quote

“For a long time, I didn't know what I wanted to be when I grew up. I was desperate to find something that fit me and I just decided that if I could organically make a professional living out of the things that interested me, then I would be a happy person.”

“I love seafood. I'm not a vegetarian but I'm probably a pescetarian.”

“My first taste memory is pickle. Even as a kid, I was really weird. I liked chillis. I used to climb up the shelves in my grandmother's pantry. The pickle jar was kept right at the top. One time, I dropped the jar and it broke. I was totally busted.”

“I can't remember ever being desperate for money, even when I didn't have any.”

“I truly believe that fundamentalism stems from unemployment. A man without a job is desperate; he doesn't want to live anyway.”

“There's always somebody older, richer, more desperate than you.”