Kate Mara Quotes

My stylist and agency staff are the ones that do a good job telling me what to wear.

I don't wear orange or yellow on the red carpet because my skin kind of blends in with them.

I know a lot of people talk about Seal's bicycle shorts, but it is the truth! That is what he was wearing the first time I met him and I was overwhelmed.

In my everyday life, I just wear jeans, t-shirts and trainers - if I can go barefoot, that's even better. But for the events I have a stylist, and in two hours we have selected a whole outfit.

Whatever I feel comfortable in is usually what I'll wear. I go to different events and premieres and walk the red carpet... those things are awkward enough on their own. You don't want to be pulling up a top all night. I will sacrifice foot comfort though. I love high heels.

And Mary J. Blige, she's got all these fur coats and hats and stuff. She's good; I like her.

They never ask the celebrities why they don't wear their own clothes on the red carpet.

Most people call my style of dress slovenly, I call it extreme casual. If I didn't have a mother and a sister for the times I do have to get dressed, I would be absolutely lost.

I always had an interest in fashion because my mom is a celebrity fashion stylist. I grew up being on set or in showrooms.

Abbey Clancy is incredible. I saw a picture of her in a white suit recently, and she looked amazing. Victoria Beckham always looks classy, and I like Coleen Rooney's style too.

My top three personal best-dressed list: Lea Michele. I think she really knows how to dress. Blake Lively is great. And Rihanna. I really respect how bold and out-there she is.

My go-to shoes for red-carpet events are usually always black, but I mix between my pointed stilettos and platform heels.

I love the way Charlize Theron and Kate Moss dress.

There have been times where you do the red carpet in a certain shoe, and you go into the bathroom, you take that shoe off, you put the other shoe on from your purse, and then you walk around for the rest of the night.

My mother was very good at encouraging me to dress however I wanted to dress. My sisters would sometimes think, 'Oh my God, you let her buy that fuzzy leopard coat at that vintage store?' I thought, of course, I looked like Audrey Hepburn.

I like Lil Wayne's style. His style probably influences me the most. Basically, he's just wearing exactly what he feels like wearing. He goes to the club, and he's got shorts and a wife-beater on. That shows you what type of celebrity he is and what he is able to pull off, fashion-wise. I try to be in that same lane.

I know, for myself, I have a very distinct style, and I know what I like, and I know what I don't like. But it has been a process of learning how to cater to the different events that happen with Hollywood and how you might want to dress for red carpet and what things photograph well.

There's so much fashion out there, and I'm so busy, sometimes it's even hard to look at TV to see who's wearing what.

For me, it's Rihanna and Kim Kardashian who I always keep up with. They both have incredible style.

Melania rarely wears American labels, with the exception of Ralph Lauren, who created a duplication of a Jackie Kennedy look, which was basically a costume anyway.

Beckham is the best styled person in the world.

My biggest inspiration in 'fashion is definitely Miss Victoria Beckham.

I've always wanted to dress Cate Blanchett because I think she's so stylish.

Justin Timberlake is one of our style icons - he does both formal and casual perfectly.

For red-carpet gowns, Christian Siriano is one of my favourites.