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" I thought I wanted to be a machinist. I thought that was the most glamorous job in the world. "
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" It's not called 'Queer Eye For the Straight Guy' now for a reason. We want to be able to help more and more people, and why wouldn't we help women, and why wouldn't we help a trans man? I want to help as many different groups as physically possible with this show. "
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Eye
Help
" Just because the office is casual doesn't mean you shouldn't make an effort. "
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Mean
" Every man - and every woman, too - needs a white sneaker. "
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Every Man
Woman
White
" If I don't look the way I wanna look, I don't feel confident. I'm sure that's most people, but it really does affect my confidence if I'm not dressed the way I want to dress. "
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Feel
Confidence
Look
" I thought 'I, Tonya' was fantastic. "
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Thought
Fantastic
" Yes, it's called 'Queer Eye' and there are five gay men on it, but we're also tackling real issues. The conversations we have on our show would be just as valid if they swapped us out with straight guys. What we do is important, not just because we're a niche gay show. "
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Men
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Eye
" I think Disney plays a really important part in fashion. "
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Think
I Think
Important
" From my vertical, people, especially men, don't realize what clothes can do for their self-esteem, the way they see themselves, their confidence. "
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Clothes
Confidence
Men
" I think that we in the West expect people to adapt to our culture very, very quickly when they come to our country. But when we go over to someone else's, I don't think we are willing to meet them halfway like we expect them to meet us. I think having cultural sensitivity is a lot more important than we realize. "
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Adapt
Culture
People
" I think being fashion forward is stepping out of your comfort zone with just even a single piece - an accessory, footwear, a dress - something that shows your style but is just a bit outside of your comfort zone. "
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Just
Dress
Comfort Zone
" I'm so sick of straight men in boardshorts. It couldn't be more unattractive. "
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Straight
More
Unattractive
" When I speak, I don't speak for myself; I don't have the luxury of a Caucasian to be able to speak for myself. I speak for a whole community, and I represent so many different communities that that felt like a lot of pressure. "
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Pressure
Speak
" I'm never massively concerned about what somebody is wearing, as long as it makes them feel really good about themselves. "
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Somebody
Never
" Until my businesses really took off, my family, I think, just assumed I was selling printed T-shirts out of the back of my car. They just couldn't wrap their head around how fashion could be profitable. "
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Car
Back
Family
" I think that people assume when they meet me that I'm going to judge what they're wearing. "
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Think
Going
Judge
" When it comes to a vintage store, we're not concerned with men's or women's. I want you to treat it like no other store. Just find stuff that you love and go for that. "
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" Nobody needs an abundance of plaid. "
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" I believe that our show is hopefully a beacon of hope for certain people who think that they have been forgotten, that they don't have the support or representation. We're there for them and also to remind people that even though we are so divided, just a very open conversation can bridge that divide. "
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Bridge
Hope
People
" I hadn't seen any people like me on TV before, and I definitely didn't want to be the first one. I didn't want that responsibility on my head. "
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Me
Head
People
" My statement pieces change regularly. "
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Pieces
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Regularly
" If you can't make an effort in what you're even wearing, you're probably not going to make the effort to create a multi-million dollar company. "
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Effort
You
Company
" A lot of times, we forget it is our partners who we need to make the biggest effort for. "
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Effort
Who
Partners
" If you have items in your closet that you haven't worn in a year, then you're never going to wear them. "
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Your
Year
Never
" As a gay man, there are certain places that I avoid. When I go to China, I lie and pretend I'm not married, which is really sad - I leave my ring at home. But I'm not willing to risk my safety in a country that could cause me no end of problems or where it's illegal to be gay. I'm very aware of the places I can travel to safely and where I cannot. "
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Home
Lie
Man
" I grew up in a very cultural household, but part of our culture is that we don't really take photos. "
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" I live in Salt Lake City, and I don't have a lot of gay friends. "
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Lake
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City
" My granddad founded a manufacturing company in Northern England - a place called Bury - that manufactured denim, and one of the brands they created denim for was Disney. "
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England
Company
" I start with my shoes - I usually pack two pairs if I'm going away for four or five days, and I'll wear another one. "
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Start
Away
Days
" As a kid, we got a lot of American shows - usually a New York or L.A.-based show full of glitz and glamour - and I assumed that that was what life was like in the U.S. So, when I was 17, I decided to go to America. "
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Life
New York