Charles Bukowski Quotes

Every song, every form of art, clothing, shoes, it has to be special.

Style is something you either have or don't have.

For style beyond the genius never dares.

Style is the answer to everything. A fresh way to approach a dull or dangerous thing

It's true with fashion, acting, anything: Make sure it's timeless, but at the same time, there's got to be a little hint of risk.

The businessman says 'If I don't do it first, somebody else will.' The artist says 'If I don't do it first, nobody else will.'

Fashion isn't interesting when it comes from an uninspired place.

Personality is everything in art and poetry.

Dandyism is a variety of genius.

The best and the worst thing about fashion is that anyone can do it. But because fashion can be the most unintellectual thing, you have to turn it into an intellectual exercise just for your own sanity. You have to start with a conceit.

What is genius but the power of expressing a new individuality?

Fashion is my passion, and I respect the creativity that you find in its different levels.

Labels don't really impress, it's the uniqueness and risk in decor that inspire.

Style is objective, akin to art, so it varies.

I think fashion and artistry go hand in hand.

Fashion alone is so far from being the whole story. It seems that with fashion, as with art, things are getting easier in one sense, but at the same time, it is getting harder to be stimulated about things or excite people.

There may never be anything new to say, but there is always a new way to say it, and since, in art, the way of saying a thing becomes a part of what is said, every work of art is unique and requires fresh attention.

Art = a mad search for individualism.

If you don't have an idea, all you have is style.

Too much good taste can be very boring. Independent style, on the other hand, can be very inspiring.

Find your own technique.

All art is based on non-conformity.

Making art is nothing but risk, always. If it's not risk, it's no good.

Own what you are, and I mean whether that's art, or whether that's fashion, or whether that's music, or whether that's acting, or whether that's politics, or whether that's literature; it's own what you are, and grab it, and, you know, be as prolific as possible.

One does not consider style, because style is.