#i

I tried being a mechanic and I tried catering, but I realized I had even less aptitude for semi-skilled labour than for academic work. ↗

— Toby Young

#aptitude #being #catering #even #had

I was once hired to write a column for 'The Guardian' and then got fired before I'd submitted my first one. That was unusual. Most newspapers wait until I've written at least one piece for them before firing me. ↗

— Toby Young

#column #fired #firing #first #got

I wouldn't describe myself as a master of anything. ↗

— Toby Young

#describe #i #master #myself

I've become a professional failure - in order to pay the mortgage I have to remain unemployed. Luckily, a disaster always seems to befall me at exactly the right moment. ↗

— Toby Young

#become #befall #disaster #exactly #failure

In Britain, by contrast, we still think that class plays a part in determining a person's life chances, so we're less inclined to celebrate success and less inclined to condemn failure. The upshot is that it's much easier to be a failure in Britain than it is in America. ↗

— Toby Young

#britain #celebrate #chances #class #condemn

Oddly, I do have a problem with authority. I find it very difficult to knuckle down and follow rules. Which are the classic symptoms of someone who has a troubled relationship with their father. And yet, I never had a problem with my father. ↗

— Toby Young

#classic #difficult #down #father #find

You may be married to a star, but that doesn't mean they'll treat you like one. ↗

— Jess C. Scott

#celebrity-culture #celebrity-gossip #celebutard #dark-humor #fake

It's very different doing a food show in America and doing one in Britain. I did a 20-part series for the BBC series called 'Eating With the Enemy.' The budget for all 20 episodes was probably the budget for a single episode of 'Top Chef.' It's the difference between making a home movie in your backyard and going to Hollywood. ↗

— Toby Young

#backyard #bbc #between #britain #budget

My life's ambition is to play a James Bond villain. I have the cat and the eye-patch, so I'm just waiting for the call. For some reason, though, the phone hasn't rung. ↗

— Toby Young

#bond #call #cat #hasn #i

The moment I'm perceived to be even a tiny bit successful, my career will go down the pan. ↗

— Toby Young

#career #down #even #go #i