I had read this Tom ford interview a while ago, its little dated ( The Talks,July 20, 2011) but had liked the thoughts of the designer and film director. I want to share same for you dear friends.
” And if you do have everything it is also easier to understand that those are not the important things. Unfortunately a lot of people don’t get to that point. They spend their lives striving and still don’t learn those lessons. Other people figure it out at age twenty and they’re completely balanced and together and understand how to keep things in check from an early age.” ( If you have everything in life, is it easy to lose yourself?)
” Yes, nature is the closest thing to God and I don’t mean God by any sort of religion but by the connection to the universe, which I think we have lost. The American Indians had that and where I live is actually the center of the Anasazi Indian civilization. I even have two huge Anasazi ruins on the property of my ranch. I am not saying that there definitely is some sort of spirituality coming from there, but there might be. When you are close to the earth and you get up when the sun comes up and you go to sleep when it goes down, it puts everything in perspective. ” ( Do you get inspiration from nature?)
” I am a spiritual person in an eastern religion kind of way. I learned that happiness for all of us is a switch that you flick in your brain. It doesn’t have anything to do with getting a new house, a new car, a new girlfriend, or a new pair of shoes. Our culture is very much about that; we are never happy with what we have today. We always think that we need something else to be happy. ” ( Are you spiritual person?)
” I did have a tough time dealing with it and I have learned how to separate it. It is a performance; it is me playing a role. I am not saying that there are no aspects of it that I enjoy; I love beautiful women, beautiful dresses, and beautiful flowers. But all those things have to stay in perspective. There is nothing wrong with loving the fact that we are physical beings but you have got to keep them in perspective. It is just a diversion. It’s one of the nice things in life, like eating a great steak or kissing a good kisser – well, kissing a good kisser is maybe more valuable than all the other stuff – but these are things you have to leave behind when you leave the planet. When I am on my deathbed, I don’t think I will be thinking about a nice pair of shoes I had or my beautiful house. I am going to be thinking about an evening I spent with somebody when I was twenty where I felt that I was just absolutely connected to them. ” ( On good things in life)
Please do read this nice interview : http://the-talks.com/interviews/tom-ford/
There was a time liked suits. I can’t afford Tom Ford suits, who knows anything is possible in future 🙂
So here’s Tom Ford’s grooming tips for men : http://www.gq.com/style/blogs/the-gq-eye/2013/10/tom-ford-10-mens-grooming-rules.html
My only grooming seems to be a shower,shave and cologne ( Azzaro Night Time), guess have a long way to go 🙂
Goodnight friends! I liked the interview and remember as the designer says ” happiness for all of us is a switch that you flick in your brain.”
Iam glad the Sydney siege is over and hope lasting peace prevails.
Thank you!
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