All I ever wanted to do was to make food accessible to everyone to show that you can make mistakes - I do all the time - but it doesn’t matter.

The quote frames Oliver’s public mission—democratizing cooking and good food—as inseparable from an ethic of experimentation. By openly admitting frequent mistakes, he rejects perfectionism and the intimidation that often keeps people from cooking, positioning errors as normal, even useful, steps toward competence. The emphasis on accessibility suggests a social dimension: cooking is not a rarefied skill but a practical, learnable craft that can improve everyday life. The final clause (“but it doesn’t matter”) is less about carelessness than resilience—encouraging persistence, improvisation, and confidence in the kitchen and, by extension, in other creative or practical pursuits.