Rei Kawakubo Quotes

I really wanted to work and become independent.

None of my characters have really had jobs.

We have broken the cycle of dependency. People have found out they're better off working.

I knew that modeling could open doors, and I would be able to travel and forge my own path. Being able to support yourself is amazing, and I think that was one of the things that appealed to me, but I didn't want to be in front of the camera at first.

I dont need a pardon. I need a job.

People think that at the end of the day a man is the only answer. Actually, a fulfilling job is better for me.

If I didn't want to work for a couple of years, I wouldn't have to-it's a great feeling, to know I'm doing it because I want to do it.

I definitely wanted to earn my freedom. But the primary motivation wasn't making money, but making an impact.

Whenever it is possible, a boy should choose some occupation which he should do even if he did not need the money.

I still consider it a summer job, though. So, I try to maintain that summer job as long as I can. But it's exciting to be able to have the opportunity to do things I always dreamed of as a kid.

I've finally reached a stage in my career where I can do what I want.

Jobs are what give people a sense of fulfillment and self-reliance.

I don't believe in careers. I believe in work. I'm not interested in some 'big picture that would be really good for me'.

I never wanted to take a job because I needed money, and I never have.

Jobs not welfare.

I've never had a job. I've never needed to.

This work thing really has a specific purpose for me, which is to be an independent human being who doesn't rely on a guy or a family to be able to support myself. It's not about showing somebody that I'm successful. It's about having a wider breadth of option.

What your character does for a living is one of the most important choices you can make in a screenplay, even if their job is tangential to the story, because it tells you everything about the condition of their life. Are they doing what they love? Are they doing what they hate?

My approach has always been to work so that I can support my family.

I was brought up knowing that you have to make a living.

I like to be an inspiration and an example of the idea that you can be independent, and it's no problem, and you can pay your rent, and it's empowering, and it's great. And that's true, but it also takes a really long time, and you have to have a lot of patience and a lot of conviction in why you want to remain independent.

You really don't want a job. What you want is access to those things you'd like to have.

My job is my own only land.

It is much harder to become independent if you are wealthy than to become wealthy if you are independent.

A job is a short term solution to a long term problem