Nigella Lawson

"Its like I can never watch myself on TV unless I have to do some editing before a show comes out. Its like hearing your voice back on a tape recorder and Im sure you know how horrible that is. I always look for the worst things in myself - criticising my hair and stuff. Im very self-conscious about it all."

"I always wanted to be called Caroline [...] Carolines were always very nice in books."

"[O]besity isn’t caused by those who adore food. People tend not to put on weight through eating meals. I’d say it’s people who eat non-stop."

"As quoted by Nigel Slater regarding "OFM Best Food Personality 2014", The Guardian Archive.org (19 October 2014)"

"Everybody likes to think cooks are nurturing, but maybe were just controlling – controlling what people eat."

"Sometimes I think food preoccupies me too much. [...] The only thing that keeps me going at the theatre is thinking about what Ill eat afterwards, although now I bring sandwiches because I cant bear it"