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"Tre Azam: Don't talk to me like I'm a child, don't talk to me like you're my boss, we're all in this together. Rory Laing: I am your boss. Tre Azam: You're not my boss, you're my project manager... Rory Laing: I am your boss! Tre Azam: You're nothing to me."
"Sir Alan Sugar: Andy, nice enough fellow as you are, I don't believe that you had this thing under control. I think you could have solved the location problem, I think you could have solved the purchasing problem. Andy, you're fired! Andy Jackson: Sir Alan, can I say anything at this point to change your mind? I will fight my corner I will give 110%... Sir Alan Sugar: I'm sure you would. But you were out of control on the locations, you were out of control on the stock. I'm sorry, Andy, but you are fired."
"Sir Alan Sugar: (to Tre Azam) Remember I told you last week never to underestimate me? Tre Azam: Yes? Sir Alan Sugar: Do you want to tell your colleagues where you really got the name from? (holds up a piece of paper) Is this the company you work for?"
"Andy Jackson: At eleven o'clock it wasn't busy, and at that point I pulled [the van back]. Perhaps I should have pulled it earlier...Nick Hewer: Even if it was busy, they wouldn't have bought your coffee at that price. Nobody seems to grasp this point!Gerri Blackwood: But I did manage to sell eleven cups. Nick Hewer [sarcastically] Oh, well done. Sir Alan Sugar: Eleven?! What do you want, a medal? You should have sold a hundred and eleven! You sold eleven. It's a disgrace!"
"Sir Alan Sugar: Don't start telling me that you're just like me, because no one's like me, I'm unique."
"Sir Alan Sugar: Never underestimate me because you will be making a fatal error. I don't like liars. I don't like cheats. I don't like bullshitters. I don't like schmoozers and I don't like arse-lickers."
"This is not a game, this is a 12 week job interview from hell (Sir Alan's opening line at the opening credits of Series 3)"
"Ruth Badger: You wouldn't believe that! So I've been into the second-most place in Britain when it comes to insurance and I've just been removed by security."
"Syed Ahmed: Shall we all go in there? Paul Tulip: We might as well wait for Margaret to come out and that's not long anyway. Syed Ahmed: Ah right, I'll be in there anyway. (walks off into a building) Paul Tulip: Cock."
"Sir Alan Sugar: Let's talk about Ansell. Claude Littner: When I saw his CV, I would have put it in the bin. But when I saw the man-I quite liked him."
"(The second firing) Sir Alan Sugar: Ansell, you're a very, very fine fellow. But Ansell, regretfully I've got to say to you, You're Fired."
"(The first firing) Paul Tulip: There's plenty of people waiting for me. Sir Alan Sugar: Well, I've got to tell you Paul. You haven't convinced me today right? So Paul I'm letting you go. Paul, you're fired!"
"Sir Alan: Paul on Paul."
"Paul Tulip: I'm just a likable person who can get along with anyone"
"Sir Alan Sugar: But I'm also sorry to say, Syed, despite some flashes of genius, you're too much of a risk for me. Syed, you're fired."
"Nick Hewer: He's all gong and no dinner (on Syed Ahmed)"
"Kenji Fukui: And now the moment of truth...tasting and judgement. Sitting on today's panel are..."
"Brillat-Savarin: Tell me what you eat and I'll tell you what you are."
"Kenji Fukui: Five years ago [or Nearly a decade ago], a man's fantasy became a reality in a forum never seen before: Kitchen Stadium, a giant cooking arena [a giant cooking arena the Kitchen Stadium]. The motivation for spending his fortune to create Kitchen Stadium was to encounter new original cuisines which could be called true artistic creations. To realize his dream, he first secretly started choosing [selecting] the top chefs of various styles of cooking, and he named his men the Iron Chefs: the invincible men of culinary skills. Iron Chef Japanese is Rokusabaru Michiba/Komei Nakamura/Masaharu Morimoto. Iron Chef French is Hiroyuki Sakai. Iron Chef Chinese is Chen Kenichi. And Masahiko Kobe is Iron Chef Italian. The Kitchen Stadium is the arena where Iron Chefs await the challenges of master chefs from around the world. Both the Iron Chef and challenger have one hour to tackle the theme ingredient of the day. Using all their senses, skill, creativity, they are to prepare artistic dishes never tasted before. And if ever a challenger wins over the Iron Chef, he or she will gain the people's ovation and fame forever. [But this man has even bigger dreams. Yes he’s on the quest to see and experience for more around the world. In Paris. In Beijing. In Hong Kong and other exotic locals.] Every battle, reputations are on the line in Kitchen Stadium, where master chefs pit their artistic creations against each other [Kitchen Stadium is the arena where you’ll meet Iron Chefs from around the world and the artistic creations]. What inspiration does today's challenger bring? And how will the Iron Chef fight back? The heat will be on!"
"Kenji Fukui: Who takes it? Whose cuisine reigns supreme?"
"Kenji Fukui: And that's it! The [ingredient] battle is O-VAH!"
"Kenji Fukui: FLAME-OLAAH!"
"Shinichiro Ohta: Fukui-san! (preceding a comment from the floor)"
"Dr. Yukio Hattori: Always a pleasure."
"Kenji Fukui: And our commentator, Doctor Yukio Hattori."
"Kenji Fukui: Bang a gong, we are on!"
"Kaga: Allez Cuisine!"
"Kenji Fukui: We are set -- let's get it on!"
"Kaga: Kyo no tema wa ... (subtitle: Today's theme ingredient ...)"
"Kaga: Kyo no tema wa, kore des! (subtitle: We unveil the ingredient!)"
"Kaga Watashi no kioku ga tashikanaraba ... (subtitled / dubbed by Kent Frick): If memory serves me right ..."
"Kaga (dubbed by Duncan Hamilton): If my memory serves me correctly ..."