112 Quotes by David Chang

"I think we were lucky on that one and found it pretty quickly. If you had a large infestation, you probably couldn't get rid of it."

"I think being Shaquille O'Neal would be the most amazing thing. There's nothing I would have done differently in his life. Everything he's done I think is pretty spot on, even, like, the bad rap videos, the shoes, the movies, everything."

"People are getting famous now for serving food out of a truck, or for, well, pork buns. I don't know if I'm really pleased to be a part of that. I'm somewhat terrified of what the future holds, especially in America."

"Just because something's been good in the past doesn't mean it will continue to be good."

"I was quite cocky, but having been hailed as this great young golfer, I couldn't even make the high school golf team once I got there. I had a big dose of humble pie then, and ever since, I've always known that there is always someone out there better than you, more talented. Always."

"When I first started to cook, I would cook these elaborate meals, but I rarely cook at home now."

"People don't think that bread is part of Asian culture or Asian food culture, but it's quite prevalent in Northern China, and you see it throughout Japan and as you go to Taiwan."

"I’m grasping with how you do something on a large scale with multiple operations and not have quality decrease,"

"You can't go into the chef's office of any serious kitchen and not see a copy of Larousse. A must-have for professional and home cooks alike."

"The livelihood of the restaurant is dependent upon getting the word out. There's so much more competition. You can do an event every week and not cook at all."