--- title: "1 Parents Friends Quotes By Roy Choi" description: "1 Parents Friends quotes by Roy Choi. Plus more from Roy Choi and more Parents Friends sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e2d/roy-choi-5096_bankrupt_my-parents-and-friends-they-re-ph-d-s-th_3088005.png" --- > [My parents and friends, they're Ph.D.s that worked as custodians, that owned their own businesses, that went bankrupt, that moved seven times, that sent their kid to Harvard, that don't have any money for retirement. Highs and lows of life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roy-choi/my-parents-and-friends-they-re-ph-d-s-that-worked-as-custodians-that/) [Roy Choi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roy-choi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e2d/roy-choi-5096_bankrupt_my-parents-and-friends-they-re-ph-d-s-th_3088005.png) ## 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/parents-friends/roy-choi/#itemlist", "name": "1 Parents Friends Quotes By Roy Choi", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "My parents and friends, they're Ph.D.s that worked as custodians, that owned their own businesses, that went bankrupt, that moved seven times, that sent their kid to Harvard, that don't have any money for retirement. 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