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" Taking sartorial risks and not following other people is what makes you stand out. "

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" Fashion has a dark side - it's not all runways and lipstick and fishtail gowns. "

" I feel very fortunate that I make everything I wear head to toe every day. "

" I cherish my time off and the solitude that comes along with it. "

" I like films that probe emotional questions and inspire you to get creative and get writing, get draping, painting, cooking, whatever that thing is where you have that kind of output. "

" I want to make things of quality. I'm a big believer in handmade, tactile, crafted pieces. I want to keep that tradition alive. "

" The practice of patience in crafting and process is a virtue that needs to come back. "

" I love creative people. "

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" A great trick for frying is to put a popcorn kernel in the oil, and when it pops, you're ready to fry. "

" I'm not a chef. But I'm passionate about food - the tradition of it, cooking it, and sharing it. "

" I started cooking out of middle school depression. "

" I don't believe in one ideal beauty. "

" 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. "

" As a designer, I'm not interested in trend. "

" The first time I went to the Met Ball, I was 16. I was an intern there and saved up to buy a staff ticket to the party. That was my favorite experience going. It wasn't the red carpet; it was the experience of being there for the first time. "

" With Zac Posen gowns, it's like making an ornate pastry. Then, sometimes, it's just great to have the perfect chicken soup or consomme. And that's Brooks Brothers. "

" I garden in my Brooks Brothers pajamas and straw hat. "

" To be able to buy a plant and plant it, that's a luxury to me. "

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

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

" Fashion is a pay-to-play game; this is an industry. At a certain point, you must bridge a gap where you are supporting the reviewer, the publication, and that is very real. "

" 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. "

" Beyond fashion, I think that culture has a side where they love to shoot you up like a clay pigeon and then take out their rifles. I lived that, and I got to see the perspective from up in the sky. "

" When I'm on the road for fashion shows, I love room service. I think it's one of the greatest things in the world. I usually like to keep it simple with soup, but my big indulgence is French fries or chicken fingers. "

" The biggest thing politically within fashion is that the clothing should be displayed on different body shapes. "

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

" One of my goals and dreams is to work in film in the future. "

" I went through the workroom at Central Saint Martins in London, which is the most competitive workroom of a design school in the world. Very high creativity, very conceptual, very international, age-diverse and cutthroat - people who have master degrees reapplying into a foundation there is just wild to me to launch their careers. "

" At the end of the day, you're not defined, I don't believe, by your financial means. That doesn't make you a better person or a smarter person. "

" There's something very old-fashioned and luxurious to have a pair of pants and jacket made to your needs and measurements. "