Waris Ahluwalia

“I just want to create, and socializing is part of the experience. It might sound crazy, but I don't see myself in the jewelry business. It's an experience.”

“Hold the door for a lady. Wait until a lady is out of the elevator.”

“I think the reason for my fascination with craft is what it represents, what it means in our culture, what it means in our history and in humanity. It was the idea that you could go to your butcher to get something, you could go to your tailor to get this, and you could go to your cobbler to get that.”

“Supporting causes with whatever we do can be effective.”

“I travel a lot, and I hunt for fabrics, then I have the tailor make me something.”

“'Life Aquatic' was the first movie I did, and it's been an incredible adventure since then.”

“I need my fill of Indian home cooking.”

“I love anything to do with history.”

“People think they have to give up things to make a difference to the world, but you don't have to.”

“I went through different styles but realized Ray-Bans are the classics. You can't go wrong with them. I explore and cheat on them occasionally, but I always go back to the aviators.”

“I work with gold that holds our past and diamonds that see the future and rubies that long for love. It's just a way of telling a story.”

“I got no hate in me.”

“Someone gives jewelry, and there's a bit of romance. If you buy it from a store, the store is trying to romance you. Even when I'm making the jewelry, I have to be romanced.”

“I'm a traditionalist with suits. It doesn't need extra pockets, and I don't want headphone jacks in my jacket. I appreciate designers who do different things, but for me, the most basic version of that item is what I want.”

“I won't do anything unless it's the absolute best.”

“I have always had a sense of curiosity and aspiration.”

“I do believe in standing for something more than just a product.”

“I create with my heart, so life and work inevitably intersect all too often.”

“I always like a good song: puts me in a good mood.”

“I wouldn't know how to think inside the box because I don't even know where it is. I wouldn't know how to do it any other way.”