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" You have to be slightly uncomfortable with what you're doing, and you have to be able to try to find moments of newness. "

Jonathan Anderson

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

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" 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. "

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" I love jeans, T-shirts, and things you can jazz up and down, a bit of a mish-mash. "

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" To restart a brand, you have to make people forget what it was. "

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" The team I have to work with at Loewe is incredible, from the architect to the archivist. "

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" My grandfather, who's still alive, has always been involved in art, antiques, and things like that. I think I learned so much from him. "

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" I feel like if you have balance in life, you have to be consumed by your job because, ultimately, it will never be a job; it will never be something that you feel you're working on. "

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" The first thing I do in the morning is have an espresso - straight up - and read the papers. I like 'The Independent,' 'The Times,' and the 'Financial Times.' "

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" 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. "

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

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

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" I've always loved collecting arts and crafts - I have pieces by Charles Rennie Mackintosh and William Morris at home in east London. "

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" When I was younger, we went to Ibiza a lot because my parents bought an apartment there. I feel like that has always stuck with me. "

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" I didn't reinvent clothing; I reinvented the edit. "

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" During the 1990s, luxury became something exclusive and elitist. I think fashion got lost. It forgot about craft and culture. "

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" Part of the reason Loewe has diversified into so many other categories is because what we can't do any more is simply say, 'Here's more stuff you can buy.' "

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

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" 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.' "

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" I grew up in Northern Ireland, in the middle of nowhere, and when you are poor, you are really poor. And when you are rich, you are very rich. This is not a new phenomenon. "

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" Ultimately, I think to be successful in fashion, you have to turn into the most incredible HR person. It's about politics. I'm massaging egos and keeping everyone happy. "

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" I just don't ever want it to be nice. I'd prefer someone had a violent reaction to my collection than ever call it 'nice.' "

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" 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

" For me, doing an interview with someone is like having therapy. "

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

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" I'm completely dyslexic - it's the writing part. People read what I've written, and they have no idea what I'm trying to say. "

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" For me, menswear is an experimental ground to play with something. There is scope to be gained there - you can create a new normality. "

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" I think fashion shows are a full stop. You need a point where there's no return, and fashion shows create a 'That's it; that's the finishing line.' "

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" 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. "

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" I find it difficult to go to museums. I prefer houses. "

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