A biography for David Dobrikhasn’t been written yet.
“If you're in it for the money, there is no way you will ever make it! Never. That's not going to get you there at all. I just made fun video with my friends. That's the key.”
“I think the Internet just makes it a lot easier to consume content and I think people are giving more respect to the people that are on it, which I think is really important.”
“I want to see the world.”
“I started on Vine when I first started. My parents were pretty confused about it. They definitely weren't like, 'Don't do it,' but they also were definitely parents like, 'you have to go to college.' So they didn't really understand what the whole concept was and what it could possibly turn into.”
“Just be authentic and be you.”
“My big dream is to be a late-night host, but it's like, what does that even mean?”
“I rarely ever do anything crazy, I really like to be careful to stay in a safe spot, I don't want to do anything, like, insane. I have a lot of people around me to make sure I don't do anything crazy.”
“I love people's, like, reactions to things - whether it's, like, a good reaction or a bad reaction.”
“I don't like opening up in front of everyone.”
“I think the most important part of anyone creating videos or creating anything is just being genuine and having it be true to what you want to do and who you are.”
“I'm not much of an art guy but I really do love Shelby and Sandy's work - they look like they're made on a computer but they're hand-painted.”
“I want to be a late night host and the podcast is a way for me to do longer form interviews and to get better at interviewing.”
“I feel that I owe a lot to SpongeBob and all Bikini Bottom for helping me figure out what I thought was funny and entertaining.”
“I'm not allowed to leave the country because I am under what you call DACA.”
“I always get yelled at when things don't match, but apparently that's kind of part of fashion, having things not match.”
“I think celebrity is such a weird word. I see myself as, like, a personality. I hate saying the word 'YouTuber' because it draws so much negative attention but I think personality is the best way to put it.”
“I don't have a kitchen table 'cause I feel like I eat really quickly, so I just get it done while I'm standing or doing something else.”
“It's the best, it's so weird because, having your camera on constantly is known to be such a bad thing because it's like, 'Live in the moment,' but we genuinely have so much fun when we turn the camera on.”
“I actually don't drink.”
“I always knew I wanted to work hard at something.”