I guess I don’t have a proper perspective on my fame; if I did, I don’t think I’d like it. – Calvin Klein
You don’t only worry about the people who hate or resent you; in a way, you’re more worried about the people who love you. – Calvin Klein
I still drink vodka; I’m not an advocate of drinking, but I’m no angel. I don’t like grass, because it just makes me hungry. – Calvin Klein
When I started the business, I hardly went home. I became very driven about work and about my career. – Calvin Klein
My wardrobe consists of antique clothes, many of my designs, plus shoes and shirts from Brooks Brothers and Paul Stuart. – Calvin Klein
I don’t always want my opinion known. What little privacy I have left I’d like to maintain. – Calvin Klein
Nothing earth-shattering has happened in men’s fashion. How much can you do with men’s clothes? – Calvin Klein
There are a lot of gay people in fashion, but it’s not as if every gay person is a great creator. – Calvin Klein
I’m in a business where no one cares about anything except how well your last collection sold. – Calvin Klein
AIDS is an absolutely tragic disease. The argument about AIDS’ being some kind of divine retribution is crap. – Calvin Klein
People have told me about organized crime in the fashion industry, but I can’t talk about that. I’m looking to stay alive. – Calvin Klein
It seems there’s always another rumor about my life; some people are simply talked about more than others. – Calvin Klein
People who run a ready-to-wear company are businessmen rather than production or design people. – Calvin Klein
No 27-year-old has the experience to run a company that does a quarter of a billion dollars a year in sales. – Calvin Klein
I’ve met people who didn’t even know there was a Calvin Klein; they thought it was just the name of a product. – Calvin Klein
We were using Brooke as an actress; she was playing different roles: a liberated woman, a teenager, a vamp. – Calvin Klein
Levi’s can produce many more Western jeans than we can and make them at a better price. – Calvin Klein