I probably do have an obsessive personality, but striving for perfection has served me well Tom Ford More Quotes by Tom Ford More Quotes From Tom Ford I'm extremely organized. The more things I have to work on and can bounce back and forth between, the more energized I am. Tom Ford bounce back-and-forth organized I think people who are attracted to the fashion industry are people who are really insecure and looking for a certain identity. Tom Ford insecure fashion thinking If my parents had discouraged me, I would have turned out very differently. They raised me in an open-minded, liberal environment. Tom Ford environmental open-minded parent Women are objectified in our culture. And more and more, it takes a great deal of confidence, especially as a woman, to break the mold. You know, you're afraid that you're going to covered in a magazine as a "fashion don't." That's why you see all these girls on the red carpet looking the same. Tom Ford mold fashion girl I think you should suffer sometimes to be attractive and beautiful, so I cut the clothes very slim because I like to feel the clothes on my body. Tom Ford cutting beautiful thinking First of all, I love women. But I lust after beautiful women in the way that I lust after a beautiful piece of sculpture - this will probably get me in trouble - or a beautiful car. I believe everyone's on a sliding scale of sexuality. There are moments where I am sexually attracted to women. But it doesn't overpower my first impulse; my lust for them is the same as my lust for beauty in all things. Tom Ford car beautiful believe There's a different kind of comfort that comes from knowing that you are putting your best foot forward. It's called psychological comfort. Look at a picture of the Coney Island boardwalk in 1925. Men were in full-on three-piece suits, hats. They may have only had one suit. But they pressed it. They made it look as good as possible. Tom Ford knowing feet men To me, beauty and sadness are very closely linked. Truly beautiful things make me sad because I know they are going to fade. When I see a beautiful 20-year-old boy or girl-and they are breathtaking-I am filled with a kind of sadness. But maybe they are beautiful because we know they are not permanent and they are in a kind of transition. Tom Ford sadness girl beautiful Men don't wear fashion any more except in Italy and London. Americans have lost that. Tom Ford london fashion men Hips are absolutely key to every shape I do, because whatever you do at the top or bottom, you want to keep it slim and narrow on the hips. One thing is for certain: No one, man or woman, wants big hips. Tom Ford shapes keys men I try to be nice, I try to respect other people, but over the years I've learned that all this stuff we do is a bunch of crap. That doesn't mean it doesn't have its place. We are living in a material world, so why not live with something beautiful? Tom Ford nice beautiful mean I love black dresses. I think everyone should own a lot, but black dresses don't sell online because on the computer they don't read like anything. Tom Ford black dresses thinking You have to look inside yourself and you have to say, well, what am I about? Why does anyone need this? Why does anyone need a 'Tom Ford' jacket? What do I believe in? Tom Ford doe believe needs I suppose everything I do has sexual undertones, but I don't set out to make everything about sex. My clothes are more about sensuality. What I do is dress and beautify the body. My feeling is, if you have something beautiful, then show it. Tom Ford clothes beautiful sex When I was a kid, I thought I was going to be an actor. I actually studied acting when I was at NYU, and I made a lot of television commercials - that's actually how I put myself through NYU and through college. Tom Ford television-commercials college kids I think what's important for myself and anyone else who wants to create a film, or art, is [to] make sure that they have something to say, that they want to share something important, express something important. Tom Ford important art thinking Just because one is spiritual doesn't mean that one doesn't like crocodile, cashmere. We live in a material world. We still experience these things. It doesn't mean to completely disregard them. Tom Ford spiritual mean world My career in fashion has been very much about sexuality and sex, and I think a lot of people think that's all I can do and what I am all about. Tom Ford fashion sex thinking My real life’s not like the fantasy Tom Ford world – with naked girls pouring perfume everywhere. It’s more staying in and watching Friends on television. Tom Ford naked girl real It's like everything in your life is wonderful, but you have so much wonderful - this is all going to sound horrible - but when you have so much wonderful, it isn't wonderful because you don't actually have time to enjoy it. Tom Ford life-is sound wonderful