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" I was born and raised on 'Singin' in the Rain.' It's in my work. It's in me. "

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" I don't wear flip-flops, so my casual shoe is a Brooks Brothers tuxedo slipper! "

" I just think when you are dressing a celebrity, for me, I'm hopefully adding a moment. I always say, 'What role do you want to play?' when we start a fitting. "

" I try to push design boundaries using new draping and fabric manipulation techniques every time I approach a new design. "

" I have so many fashion mistakes, but that's part of being in fashion. I think the people that you see make the most mistakes are usually the best dressers. "

" I eat everything, but I moderate; I try to be semiconscious. I don't eat pasta every day, although people who follow my Instagram think I do. "

" Creative burnout and physical burnout is real. I mean, there are moments when I get home - after overseeing, you know, almost 16 collections a year - where I can't move. "

" I believe that creativity is an important human experience and element in the same way as sleeping, eating, having sex. "

" I am a compulsive and concise shopper. "

" To me, being in fashion is about your work, not about facilitating a lifestyle. "

" If you're entering into fashion in an original way, you have to know your craft, and you have to know your history. You have to be obsessively dedicated. You have to be relentless about making it happen. It doesn't take a bank. It takes passion, love, timing, and luck. "

" One of my fantasies is to produce 'Auntie Mame' as a play. "

" Chefs have the ego of an actor and fashion designer combined. "

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" Food is everything. Food, friends, family: Those are the most important things in life. "

" I have a garden, and I collect different heirloom seeds from different neighbors. "

" As a little boy, my mom would bake with me on the weekends - that was our time together. "

" Authenticity from a person and product is absolutely essential. "

" I'm quite a tuxedo junkie, I collect them all year round. "

" I personally love grilling, but it's a 15- to 20-minute commitment in entertaining. "

" There is no reason for me to show my collection in New York, because it's not about craft and technique there. "

" As one grows their company and brand, you have to learn to be a leader, and there's no formula. "

" So many people are following fashion now. It's become fashion-tainment. "

" As an object itself, to me, books today are such a rare entity - I want mine to be something where, if left on the kitchen table, a child could pick it up. It can visually tell a story. "

" I truly believe that you can't be a successful business unless there are hiccups. That American mentality of picking yourself up, brushing your shoulders off, and then really going for it makes you 100 times stronger and smarter. "

" I am a Florenz Ziegfeld fanatic. "

" I go online at night and I order flowers, rare flowers, and then they come in the mail. That's my fashion detox. "

" I'm a SoHo born-and-raised kid. So my parents dragged me to lots of museums, and for birthdays and any kind of celebration, we'd go to the theater. "

" I have to bring my A-Game 24/7, between creating, draping, and overseeing a myriad of different brands. "

" The way I cut my clothing... it is about empowerment and loving the curves of the body. "

" To me, the more dialogue amongst creative types, the better. It keeps people on their toes, and competition is healthy. "

" I'm definitely planning ahead for a brand that spans the universe - a Zac Posen universe. "