Quotes from Jonathan Anderson

I try to live my life free of regrets, but I do have one style regret that makes me laugh and cringe at the same time. Mum used to dress my brother and me in bright neon bike pants and big baggy t-shirts that were so long you could barely see our bike pants.

I didn't reinvent clothing; I reinvented the edit.

I'm really into very 'naive craft,' like Second World War playing cards.

Work is an addiction. I've always done too much. It's in my nature.

Acting is about portraying something... that dedication or learning the script of it is really important in really getting to know a topic.

I think, in history, everything is about the remix.

What's so important with fashion imagery and with imagery in general is that it ultimately evokes an emotion.

I believe that collaboration is one of the most important things in any field.

I always love to look at something that I couldn't make, because I feel it's enlightening. It means you are not invincible: you can respect something and look up to it and go, 'Wow!' It's a skill that I don't have, but I can understand the merit of it.

I would say I work very emotionally: I have a very compulsive way of working, where I love something to the moment I am sick of it. I have no addiction outside of work, so my addiction is that process.

I collect craft. It inspires me.

I love the immediacy of Instagram. My feed really is my train of thought. If I'm really excited about something, I'll just put it up.

I always try to design fashion that is interesting and innovative, and I like to break traditions and challenge people's expectations.

My grandfather, who's still alive, has always been involved in art, antiques, and things like that. I think I learned so much from him.

My parents are huge influences on me. My mother was an English teacher. My father played professional rugby and coached rugby for the Irish rugby team.

I have a huge amount of respect for all Japanese designers because I think there is consistency and respect to craft.

I always think the great thing about shirting is that it goes with jeans, and jeans are probably the most modern, functional garment that ever existed. That is what is so great about shirting - it is an up-play-down-play.

I think ceramics are so amazing because they're incredibly educational - you can buy something made in the 14th century, and it looks like it was made yesterday. There's something to be learned there, and ceramics can tell you the history of the time because they're functional vessels, ultimately.

My brother and sister were very sporty. They all did rugby. I was very into performing arts. I went to the National Youth Music Theatre. I was one of those singing, clapping children.

Britain and America are two examples where social media will only show you what you like.

One thing I think is great is that if you use social media really well - in a natural, personal way - you can kind of see what's missing. You can see when you're bored of something or of someone.

The minute you see that everything is going one way, you get the hell out.

We put something on Instagram, and it gets reposted, and it's everywhere, and a minute later it's gone, over. I don't see that as a negative thing; it's the way my mind works, too.

The problem with me and TV shows is once I start watching them, I have to watch them all because I'm so impatient. I need the entire series to be on TV, and then I'll sit all day and watch the entire thing. So I did that with 'Homeland,' and I did that with 'Veep.'