--- title: "2 Chefs Quotes By Roy Choi" description: "2 Chefs quotes by Roy Choi. Plus more from Roy Choi and more Chefs sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c3c/roy-choi-5096_chef_chefs-have-always-been-leaders-but-now-b_1004729.png" --- > [Chefs have always been leaders, but now, because of social media and the evolution of the chef identity, we have a voice that expands beyond cooking.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roy-choi/chefs-have-always-been-leaders-but-now-because-of-social-media-and/) [Roy Choi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roy-choi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c3c/roy-choi-5096_chef_chefs-have-always-been-leaders-but-now-b_1004729.png) > [Chefs don't have a union. We don't have a Screen Actor's Guild.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roy-choi/chefs-don-t-have-a-union-we-don-t-have-a-screen-actor-s-guild/) [Roy Choi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roy-choi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dc7/roy-choi-5096_actor_chefs-don-t-have-a-union-we-don-t-have-a_1697890.png) ## Other authors on Chefs - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-gordon-ramsay-39056.jpg) Gordon Ramsay 11 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/chefs/gordon-ramsay/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b007/author-daniel-boulud-26386.jpg) Daniel Boulud 11 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/chefs/daniel-boulud/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b016/author-marco-pierre-white-63262.jpg) Marco Pierre White 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/chefs/marco-pierre-white/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b003/author-alain-ducasse-10221.jpg) Alain Ducasse 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/chefs/alain-ducasse/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b023/author-tom-colicchio-91372.jpg) Tom Colicchio 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/chefs/tom-colicchio/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b017/author-michael-symon-67481.jpg) Michael Symon 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/chefs/michael-symon/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b004/author-anthony-bourdain-14044.jpg) Anthony Bourdain 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/chefs/anthony-bourdain/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b009/author-ferran-adria-34990.jpg) Ferran Adria 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/chefs/ferran-adria/) ## More by Roy Choi > [Cooking is one of the most zen things - you have to be there.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roy-choi/cooking-is-one-of-the-most-zen-things-you-have-to-be-there/) [Roy Choi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roy-choi/) > [You have to believe in something, and you have to believe in the things that you feel and find value in those things, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roy-choi/you-have-to-believe-in-something-and-you-have-to-believe-in-the/) [Roy Choi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roy-choi/) > [I don't have a boss. I don't answer to anybody. I do everything that I want to do out of the purity of making…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roy-choi/i-don-t-have-a-boss-i-don-t-answer-to-anybody-i-do-everything-that-i/) [Roy Choi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roy-choi/) > [I like to go to a Korean salon.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roy-choi/i-like-to-go-to-a-korean-salon/) [Roy Choi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roy-choi/) > [I don't really do that much office work. I just go to the office, and I'm like Steve Carell in 'The Office.' You know,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roy-choi/i-don-t-really-do-that-much-office-work-i-just-go-to-the-office-and-i/) [Roy Choi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roy-choi/) > [Animals have been talking to me. And any shaman will say that that's not that weird.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roy-choi/animals-have-been-talking-to-me-and-any-shaman-will-say-that-that-s/) [Roy Choi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roy-choi/) > [All Korean food is not just one thing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roy-choi/all-korean-food-is-not-just-one-thing/) [Roy Choi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roy-choi/) > [When I was around 25 years old, I lost everything and was a complete dirtbag.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roy-choi/when-i-was-around-25-years-old-i-lost-everything-and-was-a-complete/) [Roy Choi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roy-choi/) > [I have a fun side and a serious side.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roy-choi/i-have-a-fun-side-and-a-serious-side/) [Roy Choi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roy-choi/) > [I make milkshakes at home, but the two best are at at Gulfstream and Disney's Soda Fountain on Hollywood Boulevard.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roy-choi/i-make-milkshakes-at-home-but-the-two-best-are-at-at-gulfstream-and/) [Roy Choi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roy-choi/) > [I want to pay homage to Los Angeles.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roy-choi/i-want-to-pay-homage-to-los-angeles/) [Roy Choi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roy-choi/) > [In mainstream media, everything gets turned into a stereotype of ourselves.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roy-choi/in-mainstream-media-everything-gets-turned-into-a-stereotype-of/) [Roy Choi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roy-choi/) > [I don't know if I'll ever be as good as I was when I started Kogi, but I strive for that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roy-choi/i-don-t-know-if-i-ll-ever-be-as-good-as-i-was-when-i-started-kogi-but/) [Roy Choi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roy-choi/) > [I really think I cook good Korean food. I really do, just straight up.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roy-choi/i-really-think-i-cook-good-korean-food-i-really-do-just-straight-up/) [Roy Choi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roy-choi/) > [Oh yeah, the 'Chef' movie was awesome.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roy-choi/oh-yeah-the-chef-movie-was-awesome/) [Roy Choi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roy-choi/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/chefs/roy-choi/#itemlist", "name": "2 Chefs Quotes By Roy Choi", "numberOfItems": 2, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Chefs have always been leaders, but now, because of social media and the evolution of the chef identity, we have a voice that expands beyond cooking.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Roy Choi" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roy-choi/chefs-have-always-been-leaders-but-now-because-of-social-media-and/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c3c/roy-choi-5096_chef_chefs-have-always-been-leaders-but-now-b_1004729.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c3c/roy-choi-5096_chef_chefs-have-always-been-leaders-but-now-b_1004729.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c3c/roy-choi-5096_chef_chefs-have-always-been-leaders-but-now-b_1004729.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Chefs have always been leaders, but now, because of social media and the evolution of the chef identity, we…” — Roy Choi", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Chefs don't have a union. 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