Martin Yan

People who don't travel cannot have a global view, all they see is what's in front of them. Those people cannot accept new things because all they know is where they live.

I've never considered myself a celebrity or even part of the entertainment business. I'm a cooking teacher.

Some people never contribute anything positive to society, they may even drain our resources, but most of us try to do something better, to give back.

So when I do Chinese cooking, I mix everything together, then the kids have to eat their vegetables. They won't have the patience to pick them out.

If I could only have one type of food with me, I would bring soy sauce. The reason being that if I have soy sauce, I can flavor a lot of things.

I think being famous is more of a hindrance, a constraint, than just letting yourself be free.