In an interview in the Los Angeles Times, Susskind recalls the moment he discussed with his father this change in career path: "When I told my father I wanted to be a physicist, he said: ‘Hell no, you ain’t going to work in a drug store’.
V interview v Los Angeles Times si Susskind spomenul na moment, kedy so svojim otcom diskutoval o tejto zmene vo svojej kariére: „Keď som otcovi povedal, že chcem byť fyzikom, on mi odpovedal“: ‘Dočerta, nie, nebudeš pracovať v drogérii.’