Prabal Gurung Quotes

I'm very grateful to Jennifer Lopez, because I have something to talk about for the last couple of years.

When you have a celebrity status, people feel inspired by you people. They start to emulate what you are doing. So it inspires me as a celebrity to do something which is for greater good.

I was on MTV's 'Real World' at the time when 'Queer Eye' came out. I remember, the first time I won an award, I got the award, and they were like, 'It's a tie! With 'Queer Eye!'' I never thought that I would one day follow in their footsteps.

Martha Stewart's my idol.

I'm recognized, let me put it that way.

I admire her so much, but I'm not the next Kate Upton.

Photography obviously lends itself so well towards fashion. It's capturing that moment and that inspiration, and as a designer you are constantly walking through the world assimilating those visual references you have and so being able to solidify that into a photograph and keep it on your mood board is essential to creating a collection.

Since I was young, the artistic expression that fashion embodies has inspired me. It's a way to communicate oneself.

It astonished me in the early Nineties to suddenly have musicians admit that they had been inspired and influenced by us. That meant a lot at that time. But of course, being human, the... disrespect isn't even strong enough a word, is it? The opprobrium was painful. Being popular and hated is not satisfying.

I'm a Beyonce fan, and when I'm looking at her, I'll think 'Oh my God, her life is so awesome, and she made it.'

No one teaches you how to be a famous person; no one teaches you how to be a role model. It's something you have to do on your own.

I've always wanted to be mentioned in the same sentence or at the same time that you say Quincy Jones or you say Stevie Wonder. I never thought that could possibly ever happen.

I look at someone like Chris Pratt with such admiration.

It is a great feeling when you lay down at night, and you know there are little kids out there imitating you, and people want to know what you eat and when you go to sleep.

I could completely do without the fame. It makes me self-conscious. It is a responsibility. I believe that if people look up to you in any way, especially kids, then you have a responsibility to inspire them, both in your work and in your life. So, for me, that is a weight.

I want to design clothes that I wish I could have worn when I was a teenager.

'Heathers' was probably the first time when I started to notice that people were opening doors for me and giving me tables at restaurants, regardless of what I was wearing. A whole world opened up to me that was shocking and weird and different, and I enjoyed it, and, you know, I took great advantage of it at times.

I get motivated by the fact people are following me, that they want a photo or say 'vamos' or 'Canelo.'

I think you look around the world in general, and who are the most popular people in the world? You can say that politicians and musicians are up there, but I guarantee you that athletes are ranked right up at the top if not more than a lot of those people. When you're well known, people look at you - especially kids. They want to be you.

Meeting Kanye West was a blessing.

People look up to me, like my music, and even follow me on Instagram because they know I'm keeping it real with them.

Priyanka Chopra has made a huge impact on me.

I am not aware I am an icon.

It's cool for young guys to see what their idols are doing.

With or without the idol tag, I believe I will be recognized for what I have done.