--- title: "4 I realized Quotes By Tom Ford" description: "4 I realized quotes by Tom Ford. Plus more from Tom Ford and more I realized sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/391/tom-ford-1301_actors_when-i-was-young-i-wanted-to-be-a-movie_1308628.png" --- > [When I was young, I wanted to be a movie star. But I realized that you have no control being an actor.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-ford/when-i-was-young-i-wanted-to-be-a-movie-star-but-i-realized-that-you/) [Tom Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-ford/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/391/tom-ford-1301_actors_when-i-was-young-i-wanted-to-be-a-movie_1308628.png) > [This is something I realized after stepping away from women's fashion for the last five years. When you are inside, it is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-ford/this-is-something-i-realized-after-stepping-away-from-women-s-fashion/) [Tom Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-ford/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cfe/tom-ford-1301_distance_this-is-something-i-realized-after-stepp_1602880.jpg) > [I realized that the way I approached architecture was with a somewhat fashion brain. That didn't get me very good marks in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-ford/i-realized-that-the-way-i-approached-architecture-was-with-a-somewhat/) [Tom Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-ford/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cb0/tom-ford-1301_architecture_i-realized-that-the-way-i-approached-arc_2535655.jpg) > [I was lucky enough to have had great success early on in life; to have had all the things the material world…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-ford/i-was-lucky-enough-to-have-had-great-success-early-on-in-life-to-have/) [Tom Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-ford/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/822/tom-ford-1301_beautiful_i-was-lucky-enough-to-have-had-great-suc_2706449.jpg) ## Other authors on I realized ## More by Tom Ford > [Anyone with a long-term partner, anyone with a long-term lover, if that lover dies, you could easily see yourself in a situation where you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-ford/anyone-with-a-long-term-partner-anyone-with-a-long-term-lover-if-that/) [Tom Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-ford/) > [A lot of the things I did - it's not going to sound anything but egotistical - if I'm lucky and I did the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-ford/a-lot-of-the-things-i-did-it-s-not-going-to-sound-anything-but/) [Tom Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-ford/) > [I'm a very serious person.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-ford/i-m-a-very-serious-person/) [Tom Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-ford/) > [Fashion is, after all, a form of escapism, and in fact people are buying more special things than ever, nowadays. They deny and deny…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-ford/fashion-is-after-all-a-form-of-escapism-and-in-fact-people-are-buying/) [Tom Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-ford/) > [Perfection is almost an illness with me, but sometimes I have moments where everything is absolutely clear and you can feel, rather than think.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-ford/perfection-is-almost-an-illness-with-me-but-sometimes-i-have-moments/) [Tom Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-ford/) > [I went through some tough times because if you're used to having a voice in contemporary culture and all of sudden, you don't have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-ford/i-went-through-some-tough-times-because-if-you-re-used-to-having-a/) [Tom Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-ford/) > [British men are peacocks. You see a lot more style on the streets here than you see anywhere else, on every level.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-ford/british-men-are-peacocks-you-see-a-lot-more-style-on-the-streets-here/) [Tom Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-ford/) > [We do objectify women in our culture. We're starting to objectify men a little bit more. And there is nothing wrong with that. Objectify…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-ford/we-do-objectify-women-in-our-culture-we-re-starting-to-objectify-men/) [Tom Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-ford/) > [Never, ever, ever wear anything you are uncomfortable in. Because that is what you'll project: 'I look like a fool.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-ford/never-ever-ever-wear-anything-you-are-uncomfortable-in-because-that/) [Tom Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-ford/) > [ I think what's important for myself and anyone else who wants to create a film, or art, is \[to\] make sure that they have… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-ford/i-think-what-s-important-for-myself-and-anyone-else-who-wants-to/) [Tom Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-ford/) > [At home, off-duty, I wear T-shirts from Fruit of the Loom - but I have them tailored.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-ford/at-home-off-duty-i-wear-t-shirts-from-fruit-of-the-loom-but-i-have/) [Tom Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-ford/) > [A man should never wear shorts in the city. Flip-flops and shorts in the city are never appropriate. Shorts should only be worn on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-ford/a-man-should-never-wear-shorts-in-the-city-flip-flops-and-shorts-in/) [Tom Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-ford/) > [Want girls to let you put your fingers in certain places? Get a manicure.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-ford/want-girls-to-let-you-put-your-fingers-in-certain-places-get-a/) [Tom Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-ford/) > [Banking types should take their cue from Gordon Gekko. Or pick the best-looking banker in their firm and copy him.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-ford/banking-types-should-take-their-cue-from-gordon-gekko-or-pick-the/) [Tom Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-ford/) > [Only hire people you want to have dinner with.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-ford/only-hire-people-you-want-to-have-dinner-with/) [Tom Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-ford/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/i-realized/tom-ford/#itemlist", "name": "4 I realized Quotes By Tom Ford", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "When I was young, I wanted to be a movie star. But I realized that you have no control being an actor. So I went to architecture school in NYC, because I was crazy about buildings. 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