Julia Child: Quotes about cooking

“The only time to eat diet food is while you're waiting for the steak to cook.”

“The only real stumbling block is fear of failure. In cooking you've got to have a what-the-hell attitude.”

“This is my invariable advice to people: Learn how to cook- try new recipes, learn from your mistakes, be fearless, and above all have fun!”

“… no one is born a great cook, one learns by doing.”

“You don't have to cook fancy or complicated masterpieces - just good food from fresh ingredients.”

“Until I discovered cooking, I was never really interested in anything.”

“One of the secrets, and pleasures, of cooking is to learn to correct something if it goes awry; and one of the lessons is to grin and bear it if it cannot be fixed.”

“In France, cooking is a serious art form and a national sport.”

“To be a good cook you have to have a love of the good, a love of hard work, and a love of creating.”

“I don't believe in twisting yourself into knots of excuses and explanations over the food you make. … Maybe the cat has fallen into the stew, or the lettuce has frozen, or the cake has collapsed—eh bien, tant pis! Usually one's cooking is better than one thinks it is. And if the food is truly vile … then the cook must simply grit her teeth and bear it with a smile—and learn from her mistakes.”