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Paul Hollywood Quotes

I’ve been on and off motorbikes most of my life.

– Paul Hollywood

I get embarrassed on the red carpet at awards ceremonies. The whole celebrity thing is embarrassing.

– Paul Hollywood

Years ago, I saw a job for head baker for The Dorchester Hotel in London, and I didn’t want to move away from the North West. But then I thought, ‘I’ve got to do this for my career,’ because I was very ambitious. So I went for it and got the job.

– Paul Hollywood

Crumpets I make myself. I love crumpets. You can’t beat a good home-made crumpet.

– Paul Hollywood

Civilisation was built around wheat, around people settling down and not being nomadic. Baking is one of the oldest professions.

– Paul Hollywood

One day, I’ll disappear and hide in a corner of Britain. I’ll own a bakery in a village, live above it, have a big garden because I like mowing. I want to get up when I feel like it, let people queue for my products, and when they’re gone, shut the shop and think about tomorrow. Creating magic – that’s my dream. And I’ll do it.

– Paul Hollywood

I can judge a restaurant by its bread: it winds me up that a lot of places buy pre-packed ones in and don’t bother putting them in the oven to crisp them up again. And you shouldn’t put bread on a side-plate: it needs to be pushed back into the centre of the table.

– Paul Hollywood

‘The Great British Bake Off’ has brought baking to the nation, and we’ve seen people from all walks of life and backgrounds experience the highs and lows of competition and, more importantly, helping each other.

– Paul Hollywood

Everyone has a favourite cake, pastry, pudding or pie from when they were kids.

– Paul Hollywood

The real Paul Hollywood is shy.

– Paul Hollywood

I think baking’s far easier than cooking, and because of that, it’s more approachable.

– Paul Hollywood

I like to remind the contestants where they are by playing the ‘Bake Off’ theme tune on my phone as they walk into the tent. They freak out, as it suddenly dawns on them that they’re on the show.

– Paul Hollywood

Anything that has more buttercream than it does cake is going to be a no-no for me.

– Paul Hollywood

I don’t believe in diets. They don’t necessarily work. What they do is scrub your weight down, but as soon as you finish, you naturally go back up. I keep everything in my diet – gluten and sugar – I just cut it down a little bit and train more. It’s not rocket science.

– Paul Hollywood

I’ve seen so many kids walking to school with these massive high energy drinks, and they are nine or 10. I’m like, ‘What?’ It was a treat for me. It is still a treat for my family.

– Paul Hollywood

I love France. It’s got the sun down at the bottom, the Alps for skiing, and all that wine and food.

– Paul Hollywood

I love evangelising about baking and passing the word on, and I will carry on doing that.

– Paul Hollywood

I love Rome for their calzones and New York City for the variety of quality eateries, but I absolutely fell in love with Miami for the stone crabs at Joe’s just off Ocean Drive – the best I’ve ever had, and the Cajun food. The steaks out there are colossal – it’s like having a shark and a cow on your plate.

– Paul Hollywood

Baking can be done with a few simple ingredients, so it’s about simplicity and nostalgia – people are reminded of their childhood.

– Paul Hollywood

I get marriage proposals, maybe one a week. Women do flirt, yes. They just want someone from the telly. They come and talk to you, and I guess baking is more attractive, and so they feel they have something in common with me. But I’m just a man from Liverpool. I enjoy what I do, and if that gets people baking, then even better.

– Paul Hollywood

Get digital scales because, for baking, balance scales just aren’t accurate enough: it’s all in the weighing up.

– Paul Hollywood

Since I was a kid, baking has been part of my life.

– Paul Hollywood

My first job at the bakery was jamming doughnuts.

– Paul Hollywood

Ironically, when I was in Dubai with the BBC ‘Good Food Show,’ even though it’s an urban area, when you see the vast panorama from the top of the Burj Khalifa, it feels remote, as if it’s just sprung up out of the desert. I like Dubai. I didn’t think I would, but the food and the people were great.

– Paul Hollywood

I can’t go to sleep on a train anymore because people take photos of me. You know, dribbling. It’s a bit embarrassing. I go to sleep with my collar up.

– Paul Hollywood

It’s a great thing because I’ve said to my lad, ‘What do you want to do today – football, shopping, playing a game?’ and he says, ‘I want to bake with you, Dad.’ And he loves it, baking with me.

– Paul Hollywood

Baking is therapy.

– Paul Hollywood

I grew up to the smell of doughnuts, scones, pies, and bread.

– Paul Hollywood

The sugar tax is fine. I agree with that. But I think it probably doesn’t go too far. But then, I work on ‘The Great British Bake Off.’ We make cakes with sugar and butter. I can’t be too critical. It is like anything in life: it is all about moderation.

– Paul Hollywood

Making cake is one of the easiest things in the world.

– Paul Hollywood

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