When I was a little kid, all I wanted to do was to escape what I thought was the country and get to a city. Probably film and television had influenced me so much, I really thought the key to happiness was living a very artificial life in a penthouse in New York with martini glasses.
TOM FORDI think people who are attracted to the fashion industry are people who are really insecure and looking for a certain identity.
More Tom Ford Quotes
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From the time we’re born until we die, we’re kept busy with artificial stuff that isn’t important.
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Only hire people you want to have dinner with.
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British people still wear clothes. By clothes I mean actual clothes: jackets and shirts and ties and suits. English men make an effort. We’ve lost that in the US. Everyone is more concerned with being comfortable.
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It’s hard not to be sexy in a pair of high heels.
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People always ask me how I start a collection, and I tell them that I just look around. What am I tired of? What am I in the mood for? Real fashion change comes from real changes in real life. Everything else is just decoration.
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Want girls to let you put your fingers in certain places? Get a manicure.
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There are no right or wrong answers, There is only intuition.
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Both film and fashion are businesses where the audience doesn’t feel or see the work that goes on behind the scenes.
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I understand that I have a certain look that can be used to my advantage. I know the power of that when I walk into a room and talk to people, and I can use it as an advertising tool. Now I am actually selling me, my face, my thoughts. So I am my guy.
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I’m very direct. I don’t have tantrums. I don’t yell or shout. I do expect an awful lot from my staff, but no more than I expect of myself.
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When the youth of America gets together, amazing things happen.
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Every season, really, has their own chemistry.
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I am not a person who is about reality. I am about enhanced reality.
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I’m a believer in fate and in fulfilling your destiny. I’ve always had a kind of inner voice that I have learned to listen to.
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I want to make beautiful clothes for women and men who appreciate detail and quality. The product must be the best but this is almost secondary to the service the customer will receive.
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