Moments Quote by Polly Allen Mellen

“You cannot squelch what's happening at the moment - you cannot put a lid on it and squash it down.”

Polly Allen Mellen

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I hate grunge. It was the worst period of my life.

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I wear all my T-shirts from Helmut Lang with the holes in the elbows, which people always speak of. When my husband gets a…

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There are certain people who hang onto nostalgia and I wish they wouldn't. I wish the young beautiful actresses and other people - I…

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Steven Meisel is completely consumed with what interests him. He does what he wants to do, and when something doesn't interest him, he's not afraid to say so. I think that's why you don't see his work all over the place as often as you might like to. Today he only photographs what he wants to photograph, what turns him…

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I think there a lot of great photographers working right now in the 2010. At the same time I do occasionally feel a great…

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I thought Fred Astaire was the most chic man. I loved the way he dressed. Never mind his dancing, which was beyond - he…

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I also had a huge crush on William Holden. I would go to see William Holden's movies alone - I didn't want to be…

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I was surrounded by talented people. I always remember Mrs. Carmel Snow, saying to me, "You know, Polly, if one person thinks they're a big star, then we're all stars. You just go out there and always do your best. And always have time to see any designer - no matter how big or how small, have time to see…

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I think the reason for vulgarity is because of the freedom that there is now to do certain things, and a lack of sophistication…

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One day, Sally Kirkland said to Diana Vreeland, who was the fashion editor of Harper's Bazaar at the time, "I have a young woman I want you to meet. She's very young, but I think you should meet her." When Sally Kirkland told me this, I said, "I can't possibly do that! I'm going to throw up! That's the scariest…

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Happy family gives you a brick-by-brick foundation that you build on for the rest of your life. And then it teaches you so many things that are important in your life, like being a good sport, and not thinking negatively, and always having a good feeling for your fellow man. We went to wonderful schools. We just had a great…

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I do think there is a lack of modernity at the moment - and I don't even like that word, modernity, anymore. There aren't…

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