Vidal Sassoon Professions : Hairdresser Born : January 17, 1928 Died : May 9, 2012 Browse All Authors Top 59 quotes by Vidal Sassoon The essence is, what can we do next? And will it be good? Vidal Sassoon be-good next essence Hair is another name for sex. Vidal Sassoon names hair sex Women were going back to work, they were assuming their own power. They didn't have time to sit under the dryer. Vidal Sassoon going-back-to-work back-to-work assuming I kept thinking I would be spending my life up to my elbows in shampoo. Vidal Sassoon elbows would-be thinking Capri on the Amalfi Coast in Italy is my ultimate holiday destination. Vidal Sassoon holiday coast destination It's not recognized by enough people as a worthy craft. Vidal Sassoon crafts enough people As stylists, we're groundshakers and daymakers. I was always in hair. Vidal Sassoon stylist hair I was a bit of a rebel. Vidal Sassoon rebel bits If someone were to ask me, 'What's the number one thing, in essence, that you left behind?'... it was the teaching of others, so that they could take my work and take it further. Vidal Sassoon essence teaching numbers If you don't look good, we don't look good. Vidal Sassoon ifs looks I just consider being one of the luckiest people in the sense that creativity came to me and it flowed. Vidal Sassoon creativity people It's okay saying sorry, but when you are drunk you say what you really feel. Vidal Sassoon okay drunk sorry There were so many pretty girls coming into the salon as clients, and others working in the salon. And I thought, 'Hmm. This is rather nice.' Vidal Sassoon clients nice girl I came home after a year and although my profession was only hairdressing, I knew I could change it. Vidal Sassoon profession home years I'm a great jazz fan. Vidal Sassoon jazz fans Like most ghetto kids I knew it was important to be 'somebody' so I became a good soccer player, because excelling at a sport seemed to make you special. Vidal Sassoon soccer sports kids During the late '20s my father left us. My mother was in a complete hole with no money, and we were evicted. Vidal Sassoon holes mother father I'll never forget one morning I walked in and I had a hell of a bruise - it had been a difficult night the night before - and a client said to me, 'Good God, Vidal, what happened to your face?' And I said, 'Oh, nothing, madam, I just fell over a hairpin.' Vidal Sassoon bruises morning night You never argued with my mother. You couldn't win. Vidal Sassoon mother winning I don't sort of sit in a chair and pompously feel proud of myself about all the things we might have accomplished. Vidal Sassoon chairs proud might Similar Authors Ted Gibson hairdresser All Authors