--- title: "16 Mean Quotes By Tom Ford" description: "16 Mean quotes by Tom Ford. Plus more from Tom Ford and more Mean sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/df8/tom-ford-1301_art_film-is-an-incredible-way-to-express-you_2008834.png" --- > [ Film is an incredible way to express yourself and your vision, as is fashion, but you have to make sure \[to\] be… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-ford/film-is-an-incredible-way-to-express-yourself-and-your-vision-as-is/) [Tom Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-ford/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/df8/tom-ford-1301_art_film-is-an-incredible-way-to-express-you_2008834.png) > [British people still wear clothes. By clothes I mean actual clothes: jackets and shirts and ties and suits. The spirit of Beau…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-ford/british-people-still-wear-clothes-by-clothes-i-mean-actual-clothes/) [Tom Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-ford/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f7a/tom-ford-1301_british_british-people-still-wear-clothes-by-clo_1084373.png) > [I think some journalists and bloggers want their articles to be clever, and the way into that is by writing nasty things.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-ford/i-think-some-journalists-and-bloggers-want-their-articles-to-be/) [Tom Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-ford/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e83/tom-ford-1301_clever_i-think-some-journalists-and-bloggers-wa_378790.jpg) > [Style. People talk about it being stylish and beautiful, that's at the service of the story. Style for me means nothing without…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-ford/style-people-talk-about-it-being-stylish-and-beautiful-that-s-at-the/) [Tom Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-ford/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f88/tom-ford-1301_beautiful_style-people-talk-about-it-being-stylish_2535376.png) > [I believe that when you really want to do something, you should go ahead and do it. I mean, I feel fear,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-ford/i-believe-that-when-you-really-want-to-do-something-you-should-go/) [Tom Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-ford/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e2e/tom-ford-1301_believe_i-believe-that-when-you-really-want-to-d_2186731.png) > [Just because one is spiritual doesn't mean that one doesn't like crocodile, cashmere. We live in a material world. We still experience…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-ford/just-because-one-is-spiritual-doesn-t-mean-that-one-doesn-t-like/) [Tom Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-ford/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/21a/tom-ford-1301_cashmere_just-because-one-is-spiritual-doesn-t-me_1086583.png) > [I try to be nice, I try to respect other people, but over the years I've learned that all this stuff we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-ford/i-try-to-be-nice-i-try-to-respect-other-people-but-over-the-years-i/) [Tom Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-ford/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1fc/tom-ford-1301_beautiful_i-try-to-be-nice-i-try-to-respect-other_1864492.png) > [I think that the older you get, the more you become your true, essential self. You find the things that make you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-ford/i-think-that-the-older-you-get-the-more-you-become-your-true/) [Tom Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-ford/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/244/tom-ford-1301_essentials_i-think-that-the-older-you-get-the-more_2889550.png) > [But as an adult working in the fashion industry, I struggle with materialism. And I'm one of the least materialistic people that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-ford/but-as-an-adult-working-in-the-fashion-industry-i-struggle-with/) [Tom Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-ford/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d42/tom-ford-1301_adults_but-as-an-adult-working-in-the-fashion-i_1964722.jpg) > [I was the sensitive, shy kid that was teased a lot. I was very definitely bullied. I mean, from an early age,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-ford/i-was-the-sensitive-shy-kid-that-was-teased-a-lot-i-was-very/) [Tom Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-ford/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/190/tom-ford-1301_adults_i-was-the-sensitive-shy-kid-that-was-tea_1063683.jpg) > [I think that something that people in general forget to do - and it's true, not everyone has the financial means to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-ford/i-think-that-something-that-people-in-general-forget-to-do-and-it-s/) [Tom Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-ford/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f4b/tom-ford-1301_fashion_i-think-that-something-that-people-in-ge_2763394.png) > [Yeah. Iʼve always felt this way. I mean weʼre born alone, we die alone. And while weʼre here we are absolutely, completely…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-ford/yeah-i-ve-always-felt-this-way-i-mean-we-re-born-alone-we-die-alone-2/) [Tom Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-ford/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/68b/tom-ford-1301_body_yeah-i-ve-always-felt-this-way-i-mean-we_2887126.png) > [I think that right now we're in a very hard moment and off-putting. I mean, look at shoes today - women's shoes.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-ford/i-think-that-right-now-we-re-in-a-very-hard-moment-and-off-putting-i/) [Tom Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-ford/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ba6/tom-ford-1301_cinema_i-think-that-right-now-we-re-in-a-very-h_397543.jpg) > [I don't understand all these breasts right now, and they don't look like breasts. They look like someone's taken a grapefruit half…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-ford/i-don-t-understand-all-these-breasts-right-now-and-they-don-t-look/) [Tom Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-ford/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/104/tom-ford-1301_boobs_i-don-t-understand-all-these-breasts-rig_2048618.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) > [If you are a designer, sometimes it is better not to delegate, because someone pays money for something that you designed, so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-ford/if-you-are-a-designer-sometimes-it-is-better-not-to-delegate-because/) [Tom Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-ford/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d98/tom-ford-1301_call-me_if-you-are-a-designer-sometimes-it-is-be_1434130.png) ## Other authors on Mean ## 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/mean/tom-ford/#itemlist", "name": "16 Mean Quotes By Tom Ford", "numberOfItems": 16, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Film is an incredible way to express yourself and your vision, as is fashion, but you have to make sure [to] be confident and honest and true to yourself and say something that means something, because that is really the point of any art.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Tom Ford" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-ford/film-is-an-incredible-way-to-express-yourself-and-your-vision-as-is/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/df8/tom-ford-1301_art_film-is-an-incredible-way-to-express-you_2008834.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/df8/tom-ford-1301_art_film-is-an-incredible-way-to-express-you_2008834.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/df8/tom-ford-1301_art_film-is-an-incredible-way-to-express-you_2008834.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Film is an incredible way to express yourself and your vision, as is fashion, but you have to make sure [to]…” — Tom Ford", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "British people still wear clothes. 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