If my parents had discouraged me, I would have turned out very differently. They raised me in an open-minded, liberal environment.
TOM FORDWhen 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.
More Tom Ford Quotes
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Oh my God, so many young girls now look like whores!
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Style for me is some one who figures out who they are. What works on them. What they feel good in and develops that. Develops their character. And the outer expression of their character is what is style.
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What is important is that we stop and realize, “Okay. This is fine. I can enjoy that. But what is really important, what I’m really going to take away with me from this life, is my connection with other people.
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If I was ever going to become a good designer, I had to leave America. My own culture was inhibiting me. Too much style in America is tacky. It’s looked down upon to be too stylish. Europeans, however, appreciate style.
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I believe that when you really want to do something, you should go ahead and do it. I mean, I feel fear, but I never let that stop me.
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If I’m sending emails, and I get all wound up and stressed and don’t know what to do with myself for 20 minutes, I just go soak in hot water and lie there, thinking, ‘What should I do?’ So it’s meditative.
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A film should be somewhat personal. I think that whatever you create you have to be true to yourself and create something that feels right to you.
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At home, off-duty, I wear T-shirts from Fruit of the Loom – but I have them tailored.
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Only hire people you want to have dinner with.
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Glamour is something more than what you put on your body. It has to do with the way you carry yourself and the impact you have on others.
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On the one hand, I want to go off and live in the desert with my dog and sculpt things out of adobe.
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Want girls to let you put your fingers in certain places? Get a manicure.
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Keep your jacket buttoned. Always. It’s just really flattering—it will take pounds off you.
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Time and silence are the most luxurious things today.
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I thought I was fabulous and everyone else was stupid.
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