“I’m crazy, and I don’t pretend to be anything else.”
― Calvin Klein
“I’ve met people who didn’t even know there was a Calvin Klein; they thought it was just the name of a product.”
― Calvin Klein
“I don’t dwell on success. Maybe that’s one reason I’m successful.”
― Calvin Klein
“I don’t always want my opinion known. What little privacy I have left I’d like to maintain.”
― Calvin Klein
“I personally would not have plastic surgery. What the hell for? It looks ridiculous.”
― Calvin Klein
“I love Brooke. Exploiting her was never my intention.”
― Calvin Klein
“I’m not a politician and don’t want any part of politics.”
― Calvin Klein
“I’ve been strong and determined all my life about many things I’ve wanted.”
― Calvin Klein
“I still drink vodka; I’m not an advocate of drinking, but I’m no angel. I don’t like grass, because it just makes me hungry.”
― Calvin Klein
“I won’t allow myself to have tremendous fear.”
― Calvin Klein
“I certainly feel that an adult woman has a right to determine what happens to her life and body.”
― Calvin Klein
“What we’re doing is fun – if you have any sense of humor at all!”
― Calvin Klein
“The only way to advertise is by not focusing on the product.”
― Calvin Klein
“We’re not doing outrageous fashion; I make sports clothes that are relatively conservative, clothes that everyone wears.”
― Calvin Klein
“The best thing is to look natural, but it takes makeup to look natural.”
― Calvin Klein
“There has been a change in men’s attitudes toward their clothes. Men are more aware of fashion; they’re not afraid of it.”
― Calvin Klein
“I have the reputation of being easygoing. But inside, I’m like nails. I will kill.”
― Calvin Klein
“I’m a sexual person, and that’s reflected in my clothes and my advertisements.”
― Calvin Klein
“If you really love someone and care about him, you can survive many difficulties.”
― Calvin Klein
“Commercials capture your attention, that’s all.”
― Calvin Klein
“It’s fun seeing my label on someone’s behind – I like that.”
― Calvin Klein
“I’m in a business where no one cares about anything except how well your last collection sold.”
― Calvin Klein
“Levi’s can produce many more Western jeans than we can and make them at a better price.”
― Calvin Klein
“People have told me about organized crime in the fashion industry, but I can’t talk about that. I’m looking to stay alive.”
― Calvin Klein
“People who run a ready-to-wear company are businessmen rather than production or design people.”
― Calvin Klein
“We were using Brooke as an actress; she was playing different roles: a liberated woman, a teenager, a vamp.”
― Calvin Klein
“You don’t only worry about the people who hate or resent you; in a way, you’re more worried about the people who love you.”
― Calvin Klein
“I’m neither Democrat nor Republican.”
― Calvin Klein
“I think there’s something incredibly sexy about a woman wearing her boyfriend’s T-shirt and underwear.”
― Calvin Klein
“AIDS is an absolutely tragic disease. The argument about AIDS’ being some kind of divine retribution is crap.”
― Calvin Klein
“Anyone who is secure about herself shouldn’t be threatened by the ads I do.”
― Calvin Klein
“I couldn’t have attended half the parties that I was supposed to have been to according to the newspapers. It bothers me.”
― Calvin Klein
“I don’t think about my fame very much.”
― Calvin Klein
“I don’t trust a lot of journalists.”
― Calvin Klein
“I guess I don’t have a proper perspective on my fame; if I did, I don’t think I’d like it.”
― Calvin Klein
“I have the New York Daily News to thank for the jeans controversy.”
― Calvin Klein
“I love women. I’m trying to do beautiful things with them. I’m not trying to insult them. My life is not about that.”
― Calvin Klein
“I’m more offended when someone’s killed on television than when there’s something that’s sensuous or sexual. So what?”
― Calvin Klein
“I’m not trying to be Mr. Universe, but I want to stay in shape.”
― Calvin Klein
“If I allow journalists to describe a collection and they make mistakes, I’m upset, because the retractions are never noticed.”
― Calvin Klein
“It seems there’s always another rumor about my life; some people are simply talked about more than others.”
― Calvin Klein
“My men’s-underwear print ads are very popular!”
― Calvin Klein
“My wardrobe consists of antique clothes, many of my designs, plus shoes and shirts from Brooks Brothers and Paul Stuart.”
― Calvin Klein
“No 27-year-old has the experience to run a company that does a quarter of a billion dollars a year in sales.”
― Calvin Klein
“Nothing earth-shattering has happened in men’s fashion. How much can you do with men’s clothes?”
― Calvin Klein
“People in their 70s can still have incredible lives. Health is the most important thing.”
― Calvin Klein
“People read things into my commercials that don’t even exist.”
― Calvin Klein
“Some people feel that what we’re doing makes no sense, that it’s just a waste of money. But it’s working.”
― Calvin Klein
“There are a lot of gay people in fashion, but it’s not as if every gay person is a great creator.”
― Calvin Klein
“There’s an awareness of fashion in this country, and it’s not limited to gay people.”
― Calvin Klein
“Traditionally, the sample is always better than the stock you deliver to the store.”
― Calvin Klein
“When I get into bed at night, I hope I don’t get into it alone!”
― Calvin Klein
“When I started the business, I hardly went home. I became very driven about work and about my career.”
― Calvin Klein
“Women’s Wear Daily can do more than any other publication to establish a designer.”
― Calvin Klein
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