Tim Gunn Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“I'm honest about expressing my opinions. At the same time, I'm diplomatic in how I do critique things if I have a negative response.”

“With fashion, you really need to understand the aspects of construction. Not just design on an iPad.”

“I wouldn't know what to do on a date. I don't have the time. To make a relationship work, I'd have to give something up, and I'm not so sure I'm willing to do that.”

“But if I had to choose a single destination where I'd be held captive for the rest of my time in New York, I'd choose the Metropolitan Museum of Art.”

“I have to have my coffee. I probably have three cups a day, but only before noon.”

“If you want to write an angry e-mail, write it but don't send it. It's based on my experience that whenever I have acted out in some manner, I have always regretted it.”

“I always say I have a Socratic approach to most things that I do. I pummel people with questions, because I need to know what they're thinking, what they're trying to achieve, what they believe the final outcome is going to be.”

“Does a man need to know what a peplum is? Probably not.”

“I learned early on in teaching how easy it is to hurt a young person and that's never my intention.”

“I learned quickly that if the student's perception is that you're not listening to them, and not understanding them, they discredit you.”