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" Unfortunately, I used to play in goal, and I broke my hand. Two fingers. The ball hit me and bent my fingers back. I used to play every Sunday. I was quite competitive. "

John Rocha

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" My dream home would be a fishing lodge in New Zealand. "

" I want to explore my design philosophy in different mediums, and I'm very interested in architecture. "

" I am trained as a fashion designer and do not claim to be an expert architect or anything like that. I won't do something unless I know I can do it. "

" I always promised myself that I wouldn't do catwalk shows until the day I died. "

" Many women in their 40s make the mistake of wearing clothes that are too tight. Skimpy dresses and tight trousers can make you look older, so get the best fit you can find. "

" I have no idea why, but I find that men make more of an impact on me in films than women - even very beautiful ones. "

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Impact

Men

" The most important part of my work on The Orion Building was the creation within the apartments of living space which inspires people and the way they live their lives, whether they have bought a one-bedroom apartment or the penthouse. This building is beautiful to see, sense, and experience. "

" When I left college, nobody expected much of me - and nor did I. "

" Fashion remains closest to my heart. I get genuinely excited by my collections - I never wanted to be a businessman. "

" The day I feel my clothes are no longer relevant, I will be happy to step down. "

" I believe that IT is the way forward. Every other industry utilises IT, and I feel that fashion needs to use it more extensively to move forward. "

" When I was young, we always went to our posh cousins at Christmas. My dad made sure we had new shoes and clean clothes - he was really proud - and that's why I felt different from everyone living around me. We had the first television on the estate, the first fridge. "

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Christmas

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" We have achieved tremendous success in Ireland and internationally on the strength of our creativity and design skills. "

" I never set out to do interior design; I just do what I do, and some people come along and want me to work with them. "

John Rocha

Some People

Work

" Design has always been at the heart of our business. "

" I can tell you every element of every single look from each collection - one to 30 - without looking at a picture: my label is all done by me. "

" I think my love of form is especially informed by my background, whether this is creating a wonderful silhouette in a dress or finding the perfect shape for a bowl or the 'just so' angle of a table leg. "

" Fashion is like a four-legged table: you need a good designer, a very good business manager, a good manufacturer, and a very good distributor. Without all the legs, table collapses. "

" Men like clothes they can wear to work and afterwards. They don't want things to be complicated. "

" I love white walls because white reflects the light and is a great backdrop for art. "

" As a heterosexual designer, it is really, really important to have a woman's point of view. "

" There was the Cultural Revolution just over the border, and Hong Kong felt quite dodgy. My younger brother's wife actually swam from China to Hong Kong to escape. I realised in the '60s that I had to get out. "

" I went from fashion to glass in 1995, and I'm very interested in architecture. "

" It is hard to have a fashion business in any country, but even more difficult in Ireland. "

" My family was quite poor, and the NHS was recruiting people from abroad to do psychiatric nursing. It was the only hope I had to leave Hong Kong. "

" I still love Birkenstocks. I just think they are the most comfortable things; I even wear them in winter sometimes. "

" My life is about family and friends as well as work. "

" During fashion week, I dream about fashion; afterwards, I dream about fishing. After fashion week, I always go fishing to wind down. "

" Fashion is instant - after six months, it disappears, and you have to start again. That's the nature of it. "

" As I get older and older, people like my work more and more. "

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People