Simon Spurr Quotes

The world doesn't need another clothing company. But it does need a certain funk.

I find some collections to be more vibrant than others, but the designers who last are those who are able to continue to be creative within the mold they have cast, usually right at the beginning of their careers.

You can't put yourself into competition with a magazine like 'Vogue.' You have to create something new, something different.

A-POC unleashes the freedom of imagination. It's for people who are curious, who have inner energy - the energy of life and living.

It's funny; in fashion, you can never relax and feel like it's all sorted. Every season, you have to give yourself a challenge and come up with something new and fresh.

Don't just rehash what came before. Find new things to do with it, in your unique voice.

Fashion anticipates.

The great thing about fashion is that it always looks forward.

Ice dance should not be seen as a rigid conformist form of figure skating. There is a great deal of freedom and originality to be had.

Lift others and yourself as you rise above this mess of comparison. Thank God for those who embraced their true selves and gave us gifts that only they could give: from Steve Jobs to Michael Jackson to Ray Charles to Mark Twain. There are so many more, and the list goes on.

You don't have to go out there and fit the mold of what a quarterback is supposed to be. Make your own mold and do the best at each role. If you can run with the best and throw with the best, you can be the best quarterback in your own version of the position.

One thing I like about jazz is that it emphasized doing things differently from what other people were doing.

You can take things that Jimi Hendrix took, from Curtis Mayfield or from Buddy Guy for example, because we are all children of everything, even Picasso. But if you want to stand out, you have to learn to crystallize your existence and create your own fingerprints.

I think the job of an original designer is to inspire.

Discover your own style. Don't try to repeat what has already been written - have the courage to do your own thing and don't be afraid to do something different.

Every generation laughs at the old fashions, but follows religiously the new.

Young people must sieze the fortress of science if they want to truly replace the old guard.

I want to evolve each season. I never want to be one of those brands where people know what they're going to see. I always want an element of surprise. One thing I never want to do is copy what anybody else is doing. I have a signature, and it's very important to me to stay true to that.

I always have a soft spot in my heart for New York designers and independent designers, people who are doing the fashion equivalent of what I'm trying to do in film.

I want to show my versatility and how diverse I am, how I approach the track, my rhythm, my melodies. It's something different. Sometimes, the things I do haven't ever been done.

My attitude with covers is, make it your own or else leave it alone.

Classic glam is beautiful and will never go out of style, but I like to try to push the envelope and create something new and inspiring.

I like what Dumbfoundead and Awkwafina are doing, but I think I'm just trying to do something different.

I was so big, so I had to always come up with my own creations. Like, when I would do junior prom and stuff, I would have stuff specially made or added to my outfit. I definitely was always into trying to do something a little over and beyond.

I'm from the '80s, man. I got ideas; that's what we do.