999,999…

“Jean Luc, my mentor – the guy who gave me a chance as a chef – said to me it was God who created oysters and apples. And you can’t improve recipes like that. But it is our job to try. Being a young chef, I sure as hell tried. I spent ten years cooking in Paris and became head chef of Jean Luc’s restaurant. I was good. Some nights I was almost as good as I thought I was. At least that’s what I’m told. Then I destroyed it all. My devils chased me out of Paris and I washed up in New Orleans. I sentenced myself to hard labor shucking oysters. 999,999. And today’s the last day of my penance. One million.”

Adam Jones, Burnt (2015)

If it was easy…

Video: Hugh Laurie on the difficulty of working in a foreign accent.


“It was like trying to walk with everybody and you’re the one with the stone in your shoe and everyone else is just floating along.”

…So relatable…Practice, practice, and more practice…onwards and upwards.

John Williams and the Goblet of Numbahs

A master of his craft, John Williams knew exactly which magical instrument (the enchanting celeste) to drop into his spellbinding Harry Potter potions.

Video: John Williams conducts Hedwig’s Theme from Harry Potter.

“Of course it’s happening inside your head, Harry, why should that mean that it’s not real?”

– Albus Dumbledore