Latest Giada De Laurentiis Quotes from Interviews

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• Any time you do anything different in this life, it's risky. But I've only done things differently, and it's gotten me quite far. If you want to make a splash, you've got to step out on that ledge and jump. And I could land flat on my face and it would be the biggest nightmare of my life. I'm willing to risk it. I want to help change the way male chefs see females. I want to show them that, yes, we're emotional and, yes, sometimes we make irrational decisions, but we're passionate about what we do, and that passion will propel us to the next level.

  Giada De Laurentiis

  Passion, Emotional, Decision

• It will be a great success to me if my family comes into the restaurant and says that they're proud of what I've done, they're proud of the way I've represented the De Laurentiis name, and that they love my food. That is the moment of pure pride for me.

  Giada De Laurentiis

  Pride, Done, Proud

• Many chefs of a certain caliber do not see me as a chef. I don't have a restaurant. They see me as a TV food personality, not a chef. I've gotten respect, trust me, they respect me, but I think that I can't hit that particular level of respect from them until I have a successful Vegas restaurant that not only makes money but creates unbelievable food and a fabulous experience. I don't think people think I can cook, and they don't think I know what the hell I'm doing.

  Giada De Laurentiis

  Successful, Thinking, People

• I'm not just a female chef. I'm a woman in a brand new hotel, and that's why I think it's so perfect to be at the Cromwell, in a corner of one of the busiest intersections of the world, with my name in lights. It's different in all those sorts of ways, and I'm hoping I'll be able to carry that through. Because if I can't, it's a step back for women in general. People will say - men will say - "See, that's why it's mostly men".

  Giada De Laurentiis

  Men, Thinking, People

• People say, "What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas." Because people do wild and crazy things in Vegas that they probably wouldn't do any other time. Which is why I feel like, if you're gonna open your first restaurant, this might be the place to do it.

  Giada De Laurentiis

  Crazy, People

• In order to keep your husband, you have to make time for him. Rather than going out to dinner, I like to spend time for just the two of us.

  Giada De Laurentiis

  Husband, Two, Order

  "Giada talks Mother's Day traditions". Interview with Vidya Rao, www.today.com. May 3, 2010.

• I always say to people that working full time and being a mom is probably the hardest job, because as a mom you think about your child 24/7.

  Giada De Laurentiis

  Mom, Jobs, Children

  "Giada talks Mother's Day traditions". Interview with Vidya Rao, www.today.com. May 3, 2010.

• I love to do yoga, even if it means getting up at 5:30 in the morning. It helps me breathe and stop all the chatter in my head. That can help you get through everything.

  Giada De Laurentiis

  Morning, Yoga, Mean

  "Giada talks Mother's Day traditions". Interview with Vidya Rao, www.today.com. May 3, 2010.