Iris Apfel Quotes

I understand I'm not everyone's cup of tea, and I certainly don't want everyone to look like me. I really only dress for myself.

I care what people think, but that doesn't change what I say. I am who I am.

I don't do anything to impress anyone, quite successfully I can tell you.

I just be comfortable in my own skin; I might wear anything.

I think the biggest thing I've learned is to not really worry what people will say or think about what you wear. You have to wear what feels good on you, what you feel comfortable in. And I've just learned to not really care.

I'm just who I am. I don't try to change myself for other people.

I dress the way I want. I don't pretend to be someone I'm not.

If people don't like me for whatever I do, for being me, then that's too bad. I don't want to change to be something that I'm not for other people to like me.

Growing up, I had a terrible pudding-bowl haircut. I used to cut it myself, and I'd sew my own clothing, too. I looked a little strange compared to the other kids. But the thing was, I felt I looked amazing, so what other people thought never bothered me.

I've spent a lot of time self-reflecting. Especially as an actor, you have to know yourself really well in order to do things effectively. And when I dress, I dress for me. I don't dress to make other people think that I'm this way or that way.

I've never really been the type of person who worries much about what people think of me.

If there's one message I want people to take away is never compromise being your authentic self. Even if that means making others uncomfortable.

If I find a dress I really like and it happens to be a bit short, I'm not going to lose any sleep over it. The thing about going to Oxford is it does give you the confidence to be how you want to be.

Embrace who you are. It's OK if you're shy sometimes. Just don't worry about what others think. Do your thing.

Whether the public like me or not, I am who I am.

I have always dressed to please myself, not other people. I don't care what they think.

I've never gone out and courted favors. I've never gone out to be booed, either. It's just me being myself.

I just don't go out of my way to impress anybody. You either appreciate me for who I am or you don't. That's just the way it is. I'm comfortable in my own skin.

But at the end of the day, I'm a girl. I'm from Santa Monica. I'm going to look how I want to look and play how I want to play, and if people don't like it, then they don't like it.

I'm never concerned about being first or on trend. I only want to feel like my most rad 'me.'

You can pull off anything if you have the right attitude. Being cool is whatever you think it is. Own your style.

I am just as comfortable in sweats and sneakers as I am in a dress and heels. Attitude is everything!

Be comfortable in whatever you are wearing.

I really love Meghan Trainor and how she does't care what people think about her.

I got interviewed by one writer who started with the line, 'Mary Gauthier is a woman who clearly doesn't care how she looks.' I do too. It's just that I'm not very good at it.