I have the reputation of being easygoing. But inside, I'm like nails. I will kill.
I have the reputation of being easygoing. But inside, I'm like nails. I will kill.
My wardrobe consists of antique clothes, many of my designs, plus shoes and shirts from Brooks Broth...
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My wardrobe consists of antique clothes, many of my designs, plus shoes and shirts from Brooks Brothers and Paul Stuart.
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AIDS is an absolutely tragic disease. The argument about AIDS' being some kind of divine retribution...
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AIDS is an absolutely tragic disease. The argument about AIDS' being some kind of divine retribution is crap.
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I certainly feel that an adult woman has a right to determine what happens to her life and body.
I certainly feel that an adult woman has a right to determine what happens to her life and body.
There's an awareness of fashion in this country, and it's not limited to gay people.
There's an awareness of fashion in this country, and it's not limited to gay people.
I don't trust a lot of journalists.
I don't trust a lot of journalists.
Traditionally, the sample is always better than the stock you deliver to the store.
Traditionally, the sample is always better than the stock you deliver to the store.
We were using Brooke as an actress; she was playing different roles: a liberated woman, a teenager, ...
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We were using Brooke as an actress; she was playing different roles: a liberated woman, a teenager, a vamp.
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People in their 70s can still have incredible lives. Health is the most important thing.
People in their 70s can still have incredible lives. Health is the most important thing.
No 27-year-old has the experience to run a company that does a quarter of a billion dollars a year i...
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No 27-year-old has the experience to run a company that does a quarter of a billion dollars a year in sales.
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What we're doing is fun - if you have any sense of humor at all!
What we're doing is fun - if you have any sense of humor at all!
I'm crazy, and I don't pretend to be anything else.
I'm crazy, and I don't pretend to be anything else.
I personally would not have plastic surgery. What the hell for? It looks ridiculous.
I personally would not have plastic surgery. What the hell for? It looks ridiculous.
I love Brooke. Exploiting her was never my intention.
I love Brooke. Exploiting her was never my intention.
I'm not a politician and don't want any part of politics.
I'm not a politician and don't want any part of politics.
I guess I don't have a proper perspective on my fame; if I did, I don't think I'd like it.
I guess I don't have a proper perspective on my fame; if I did, I don't think I'd like it.
We're not doing outrageous fashion; I make sports clothes that are relatively conservative, clothes ...
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We're not doing outrageous fashion; I make sports clothes that are relatively conservative, clothes that everyone wears.
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If you really love someone and care about him, you can survive many difficulties.
If you really love someone and care about him, you can survive many difficulties.
I'm in a business where no one cares about anything except how well your last collection sold.
I'm in a business where no one cares about anything except how well your last collection sold.
I'm neither Democrat nor Republican.
I'm neither Democrat nor Republican.
I won't allow myself to have tremendous fear.
I won't allow myself to have tremendous fear.
Some people feel that what we're doing makes no sense, that it's just a waste of money. But it's wor...
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Some people feel that what we're doing makes no sense, that it's just a waste of money. But it's working.
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Anyone who is secure about herself shouldn't be threatened by the ads I do.
Anyone who is secure about herself shouldn't be threatened by the ads I do.
Commercials capture your attention, that's all.
Commercials capture your attention, that's all.
If I allow journalists to describe a collection and they make mistakes, I'm upset, because the retra...
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If I allow journalists to describe a collection and they make mistakes, I'm upset, because the retractions are never noticed.
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I still drink vodka; I'm not an advocate of drinking, but I'm no angel. I don't like grass, because ...
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I still drink vodka; I'm not an advocate of drinking, but I'm no angel. I don't like grass, because it just makes me hungry.
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You don't only worry about the people who hate or resent you; in a way, you're more worried about th...
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You don't only worry about the people who hate or resent you; in a way, you're more worried about the people who love you.
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I have the New York Daily News to thank for the jeans controversy.
I have the New York Daily News to thank for the jeans controversy.
There are a lot of gay people in fashion, but it's not as if every gay person is a great creator.
There are a lot of gay people in fashion, but it's not as if every gay person is a great creator.
People who run a ready-to-wear company are businessmen rather than production or design people.
People who run a ready-to-wear company are businessmen rather than production or design people.
I think there's something incredibly sexy about a woman wearing her boyfriend's T-shirt and underwea...
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I think there's something incredibly sexy about a woman wearing her boyfriend's T-shirt and underwear.
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It seems there's always another rumor about my life; some people are simply talked about more than o...
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It seems there's always another rumor about my life; some people are simply talked about more than others.
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I love women. I'm trying to do beautiful things with them. I'm not trying to insult them. My life is...
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I love women. I'm trying to do beautiful things with them. I'm not trying to insult them. My life is not about that.
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I've been strong and determined all my life about many things I've wanted.
I've been strong and determined all my life about many things I've wanted.
When I get into bed at night, I hope I don't get into it alone!
When I get into bed at night, I hope I don't get into it alone!
I've met people who didn't even know there was a Calvin Klein; they thought it was just the name of ...
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I've met people who didn't even know there was a Calvin Klein; they thought it was just the name of a product.
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Nothing earth-shattering has happened in men's fashion. How much can you do with men's clothes?
Nothing earth-shattering has happened in men's fashion. How much can you do with men's clothes?
People have told me about organized crime in the fashion industry, but I can't talk about that. I'm ...
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People have told me about organized crime in the fashion industry, but I can't talk about that. I'm looking to stay alive.
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I don't think about my fame very much.
I don't think about my fame very much.
My men's-underwear print ads are very popular!
My men's-underwear print ads are very popular!
I'm a sexual person, and that's reflected in my clothes and my advertisements.
I'm a sexual person, and that's reflected in my clothes and my advertisements.
I don't dwell on success. Maybe that's one reason I'm successful.
I don't dwell on success. Maybe that's one reason I'm successful.
I'm more offended when someone's killed on television than when there's something that's sensuous or...
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I'm more offended when someone's killed on television than when there's something that's sensuous or sexual. So what?
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People read things into my commercials that don't even exist.
People read things into my commercials that don't even exist.
I'm not trying to be Mr. Universe, but I want to stay in shape.
I'm not trying to be Mr. Universe, but I want to stay in shape.
There has been a change in men's attitudes toward their clothes. Men are more aware of fashion; they...
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There has been a change in men's attitudes toward their clothes. Men are more aware of fashion; they're not afraid of it.
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I couldn't have attended half the parties that I was supposed to have been to according to the newsp...
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I couldn't have attended half the parties that I was supposed to have been to according to the newspapers. It bothers me.
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Levi's can produce many more Western jeans than we can and make them at a better price.
Levi's can produce many more Western jeans than we can and make them at a better price.
It's fun seeing my label on someone's behind - I like that.
It's fun seeing my label on someone's behind - I like that.
The only way to advertise is by not focusing on the product.
The only way to advertise is by not focusing on the product.
Women's Wear Daily can do more than any other publication to establish a designer.
Women's Wear Daily can do more than any other publication to establish a designer.
When I started the business, I hardly went home. I became very driven about work and about my career...
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When I started the business, I hardly went home. I became very driven about work and about my career.
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The best thing is to look natural, but it takes makeup to look natural.
The best thing is to look natural, but it takes makeup to look natural.
I don't always want my opinion known. What little privacy I have left I'd like to maintain.
I don't always want my opinion known. What little privacy I have left I'd like to maintain.
