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" I always love to look at something that I couldn't make, because I feel it's enlightening. It means you are not invincible: you can respect something and look up to it and go, 'Wow!' It's a skill that I don't have, but I can understand the merit of it. "

Jonathan Anderson

Respect

Look

Love

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You

Reason

" Acting is about portraying something... that dedication or learning the script of it is really important in really getting to know a topic. "

" Sometimes you fall out of love with what you do. Some days, you wake up and wish you worked on a farm. "

" Luxury stores are such a difficult thing because, ultimately, their purpose is to sell, but I do think you can get more out of a store. "

" We put something on Instagram, and it gets reposted, and it's everywhere, and a minute later it's gone, over. I don't see that as a negative thing; it's the way my mind works, too. "

" I was very into swimming, but I was never into contact sports. I think it was because I knew I wasn't going to get damaged. "

" The minute you see that everything is going one way, you get the hell out. "

" Sunspel is about British craft and community - both of which are very important to me. "

" I think I am obsessed with Lucie Rie. I love the way she collaborated with Miyake, who for me is probably the most important fashion designer of the 20th century. "

" I collect craft. It inspires me. "

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Inspires

Craft

" I've realised that when fashion is really good and really challenges and takes a risk, it is incredibly artistically powerful. It makes people dream. "

" Everywhere I go, I buy something. I probably have an issue with shopping. "

" Ultimately, I think to be successful in fashion, you have to turn into the most incredible HR person. It's about politics. I'm massaging egos and keeping everyone happy. "

" I never set out to work on the concept of androgyny. For me, it was more about trying to find a wardrobe that would fundamentally appeal to both men and women: Trying to find the right shirt, the right jeans, the right trouser - but on different landscapes. "

" Buttons, for me, are very sculptural things, and they are so fascinating. "

" For me, doing an interview with someone is like having therapy. "

Jonathan Anderson

Therapy

Interview

" For me, fashion is exciting, and it should be exciting whether you get it wrong or right. "

Jonathan Anderson

Fashion

Exciting

" As a child growing up in Ireland, you would have to go to Dublin if you wanted to go to the luxury brands. And I remember my mother being too uncomfortable to go into some of those stores. I want to get rid of the barrier. "

" Doing something with Uniqlo means you come up with a wardrobe which is universal and quirky. "

Jonathan Anderson

You

Universal

" When I was younger, we went to Ibiza a lot because my parents bought an apartment there. I feel like that has always stuck with me. "

Jonathan Anderson

Always

Parents

" Fashion is an archetype: you're trying to build a silhouette, and that is very similar to building up a building because you're trying to create a new structure, a new proportion, a new shape, and you're using a material to cut which is a bit mathematical. That idea of finding something new in terms of proportion is something that drives me. "

" I have a huge amount of respect for all Japanese designers because I think there is consistency and respect to craft. "

" What's so important with fashion imagery and with imagery in general is that it ultimately evokes an emotion. "

" I am a huge obsessor with photography. "

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Photography

Huge

" I've collected John Ward pieces for years. Ward represents ideas of nature and of sediments. "

" I read up a lot about ceramics and collect them, but when you make something, it's very difficult to like it. I quite like appreciating and supporting what someone else does. "

Jonathan Anderson

Someone

Difficult

" One thing I think is great is that if you use social media really well - in a natural, personal way - you can kind of see what's missing. You can see when you're bored of something or of someone. "