Bob Colacello Quotes
Diana Vreeland was "the Empress," the avatar of the age. An old name or old money were not enough to get you into Studio 54 - or Interview magazine, for that matter. You had to have a lot of something else, like looks or brains or wit or fabulous clothes.
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I am neither a Bengali nor am I from Delhi's St Stephen's. I am an Allahabad boy.
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I'm quite ignorant about fashion and I'm colourblind, so it's all a tad tricky. My only knowledge of that world comes through Christopher Bailey, whom I first met in 2008 when I did a campaign for Burberry that featured musicians, artists, actors and sportsmen.
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My issue with campaign finance is 100 percent disclosure. Wear a suit with patches from your big contributors. Depending on the size of the contribution, that's how big the patch should be.
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Most men are fragile.
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I've learned the importance of loving what you do. I have also learned more patience due to the nature of the music business.
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When you've got kids, you turn into Mom, and that's it.
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This country is going to implode, or put another way, it's going to get crushed under the weight of poverty. You can't have one percent of the people who own and control more wealth than the other 90 percent of the population.
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We recognize that the arts are an essential part of San Francisco's cultural vitality.
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I'm fascinated by the way Diane Arbus saw things. She came from this fashion background and then twisted it.
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Fortunately, I grew up in a family that was grounded. My mother and father knew how to guide my career and look out for my best interests.
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I get very bored easily. I'm a child of the Internet or whatever; I want more and more of new and interesting things.
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There are films you see that only reach your eyes. Then there are films that you can watch... that reach down to your throat, or reach your heart. 'In the Mood for Love,' though, reached all the way to my belly.
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If I had Instagram, it would be pictures of my son, who is a cat.
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I love accents. It's a great way to separate yourself when playing a role.
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Here's how I look at it: Life is full of challenges. Everybody has them. For some, it's health or family crises. I had a financial challenge.
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Hope is the word which God has written on the brow of every man.
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Look at Michelle Pfeiffer: My God, she's 50 years old, but she is still so sexy. If I were into women, I would be totally into her.
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It's great to work in film and TV, and I love it, but there's nothing that can replace that instantaneous storytelling you get in theater.
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I have been afraid all my life that I am going to die. All my life it has been stuffed in my imagination.
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I guess if you are making more money than your mom and dad, you can set your own boundaries.
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The first money I ever earned was for drawing stone tools.
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I do hot yoga and TRX, a kind of suspension training.
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Guilt is the most destructive of all emotions. It mourns what has been while playing no part in what may be, now or in the future.
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Diana Vreeland was "the Empress," the avatar of the age. An old name or old money were not enough to get you into Studio 54 - or Interview magazine, for that matter. You had to have a lot of something else, like looks or brains or wit or fabulous clothes.
