Quotes from Guido Palau

I haven't got a good reputation with pain.

When I think of the people I've worked with, all of them have great passion, and the passion is what keeps people inspired.

Beauty shouldn't be taken too seriously. Life is stressful enough! Hair should be creative and crazy.

Everyone has an opinion and I think we're at a time which is very heated all over the world, so of course people will speak out. And they have every right to.

I celebrate every culture. I love the mix of cultures and I'm never going to change that because that's inspiring to me.

When you respect somebody who has talent, whether it's a designer or a photographer, then you don't want to let yourself down - but you also really don't want to let them down.

Fashion is emotional, and the way women look at it is emotional, so it's very important to try to connect with a woman's idea of how she might feel.

I'm not giving up on my work. I'm still trying to challenge people's aesthetics and myself.

With Steven Meisel, I'd looked at his work from afar and always loved it, and when I started to work with him, I was blown away. He taught me so much about looking at women and looking at images.

I was building my work, and it took me a long time. For a good five or six years I was just kind of bobbing around, doing everything and anything.

I think it's more funny how every bit of information is up for grabs.