"I knew exactly what I wanted to do. I wanted to build some kind of lifestyle brand that was preppy and cool.“

-Tommy Hilfiger

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"I had eight brothers and sisters. Every Christmas my younger brother Bobby would wake up extra early and open everybody's presents - everybody's - so by the time the rest of us got up, all the gifts were shredded, ribbons off, torn open and thrown aside."

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"We are really living the American dream, to be a successful brand in the States and in Europe and to steep ourselves in our heritage. But we do it with a sense of humor. We don't take ourselves too seriously in fashion."

-Tommy Hilfiger

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"The Cut' is going to give someone the opportunity of a lifetime and help that person achieve his or her dreams."

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"I think it is really important to have a sense of business. As a designer you can get so wrapped up in the design and fashion side that you forget the business side."

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"We had incense and rock'n'roll posters, and we sold records and rolling papers. People could just, like, hang out. We had a cool vibe going."

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"My mother inspired me to treat others as I would want to be treated regardless of age, race or financial status."

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"I never had a cool older brother or sister to turn me on to cool music. I had to discover it for myself."

-Tony Kanal

"Film and television are just different. Film is cool because it's a complete package. You know the beginning, middle, and end. You can plan it out more, which I like. But with television you get a new script every week, so it's constantly a mystery as to what you're going to be doing."

-Austin Butler

"I'm in a comic book now. That was cool. That's something that I'm still sorta reeling about, 'cause I read comics as a kid. Someone drew me, and actually did a pretty good job!"

-Rutina Wesley

"I thought that 'Twilight' would be a kind of girl movie, but it was cool."

-Kodi Smit-McPhee

"Definitely River Phoenix is somebody that I thought, 'This guy is very cool.' I wanted to be like him when I was a kid."

-Jim Sturgess

"Internet mailing lists are like Fox television shows. They have really cool previews, and they get you all excited about them, but they just don't live up to their promises."

-John Dobbin