Harold: (his advice to young chefs) People always say they could never make this, that, or the other. The best way to go about it is, every time you go out and cook, you try something different. You just try to push the envelope a little and take a step further every time.
Harold: (on how he made it on Top Chef's first season) I'll be honest with you: I absolutely, positively played the game. Before my final audition, I got totally over caffeinated and was a total egomaniac. I told them no one can cook as good as me.
Harold: (on meeting with the Top Chef casting director) He was like, 'open casting call is this day'. And I was like, open call? I'm not going to an open call! I'm a chef, man.