Robert Hughes Quotes

'Downton Abbey' about upper-class posh people: of course it is.

A beautiful vacuum filled with wealthy monogamists, all powerful and members of the best families all drinking themselves to death.

Exclusiveness is a characteristic of recent riches, high society, and the skunk.

I always wanted so much glamour in my life, so I have always been obsessed with class, and from dating a few people who were from old money and a few from new money in my 20s, I just sort of became obsessed with this idea of clueless rich people.

I don't go to royal parties or play polo on horseback. No, I don't hang out with the posh crowd, if that makes sense.

One very clear impression I had of all the Beautiful People was their prudence. It may be that they paid for their own airline tickets, but they paid for little else.

In Singapore, there may be 50 old-money families, but you wouldn't know them to look at them.

Rich people are so eccentric, and I don't think people really realize. Especially by the turn of the century, they were living like rappers, and there was no income tax. They are some of the most fascinating people, and I am endlessly fascinated.

Upper class to me means you are either born into wealth or you're Royalty.

My father grew up in a life of extreme privilege.

I don't understand all about New York society. It's only when they are in trouble that I'm really interested.

When you start hanging out with Jennifer Lopez and Bill Clinton, you can't expect to remain an everyday person.

There will always be ladies who lunch. Always. And apparently they live a long time.

It's the weird thing Eton does - you're at school next to lords and earls and, in my case, Prince William, so you end up being used to dealing with those sorts of people.

People have always been fascinated by the foibles of the wealthy and privileged.

At present there is no distinction among the upper ten thousand of the city.

I grew up in the upper class, for sure. My family was kind of about that whole parties-and-horse racing thing. I can understand it's fun for some. I never enjoyed it.

Not everybody's life is like 'Gossip Girl.'

I don't consider myself a fat cat. Don't make me out to be a fat cat.

I can do posh.

You do see some outrageous things and people in Beverly Hills. I'm not always quite sure what to make of it.

I was afraid of staying at the Playboy Mansion; I wanted to get a footing before I ventured into a world of hedonism.

NOBLEMAN, n. Nature's provision for wealthy American minds ambitious to incur social distinction and suffer high life.

We are persons of quality, I assure you, and women of fashion, and come to see and to be seen.

Lifestyles of the rich and famous. Well I'm rich and famous but if you got money, they know what you're name is. If you don't, you're nameless.