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" I would say I work very emotionally: I have a very compulsive way of working, where I love something to the moment I am sick of it. I have no addiction outside of work, so my addiction is that process. "

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" 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. "

Jonathan Anderson

Growing Up

You

Child

" When I became a teenager, I got very into clothing. I remember cutting Gucci advertisements and sticking them on my wall. "

" My parents were extremely liberal. They didn't believe in being Catholic or Protestant, and that was a big deal at the time. "

" Trend-wise, I hope to keep bringing completely new collections to the industry that will make people think and defy the norm. "

" 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

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

" You always need a textural landscape. I think that's what fashion is about, and I think when you come to a brand and you're trying to re-instill its history, the history only comes through being personal. "

" 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. "

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

" Working with Uniqlo is probably the most incredible template of democracy in fashion, and it's nice that my design can be accessible to anyone, on all different levels. "

" The problem with me and TV shows is once I start watching them, I have to watch them all because I'm so impatient. I need the entire series to be on TV, and then I'll sit all day and watch the entire thing. So I did that with 'Homeland,' and I did that with 'Veep.' "

Jonathan Anderson

Watch

Day

" In London, what I do on the weekend is be a person and have my own life. In Paris, it is going from this hotel to the office and back again. But I love it. "

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

" Collaborations are incredibly important in design. "

" If you're going to collect things because you think they have value, then don't collect. For me, you have to be obsessed, and there has to be something educational. "

" I always try to design fashion that is interesting and innovative, and I like to break traditions and challenge people's expectations. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" When I think of Uniqlo, I think of things that are perfectly made, that people have spent a lot of time considering. "

" I could binge-eat cheese - I love any blue cheese. Make it strong; make it deadly. "

" 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. "

" I love collecting things from auction - we Brits really are hoarders and collectors. "

" I'm not the best at getting myself breakfast, but if I do, I'll normally have toast and marmalade. "

" I collect craft. It inspires me. "

Jonathan Anderson

Inspires

Craft

" Real life is difficult - some people find that hard to process. "

" I grew up during one of Northern Ireland's most complex periods. "

Jonathan Anderson

Periods

Most

" Wood carving is such an amazing skill and very underrated; once you cut it, it's hard to go back. "

" I'm Irish, working for a Spanish brand, owned by a French company. "