Quotes from Alexander Wang

I think everyone shares a fear of failure - that you're only as good as your most recent collection. That's definitely a fear, but it's a fear that fuels me, that makes me want to work harder, that makes me take on more challenges.

In the beginning I pushed toward perfection, but it takes time to get to certain places.

I don't care how small or big they are, insects freak me out.

My friends always joke that I run on batteries.

Time passes faster and faster, but with every project I always want to find the next challenge and the next challenge is just as exciting as the previous one.

The great thing is that young talent isn't tied to a how-to model for starting a line; we get to find new ways to go about doing things. And don't let people tell you you can't. Go find a way to show that you can.

You know, when you go to high school or, you know, when kids are younger and there's not an understanding of differences. But I built up a very strong, thick skin.

Probably the earliest memories for me would be going to restaurants with my family.

A lot of designers get caught up in the creativity, but you've got to think about the legs of your collection - essentially, how the line is going to move forward.

There's a tendency to think that young designers only do fantasy fashion, but I'm more interested in making clothes that women can afford.

Any style that Nike makes in all black, shoe, sweatshirt, onesie, doesn't matter, I pretty much need to have.

I thought I would attend school and get an assistant position and work my way up but being in NY and seeing the pace of everything, is very inspiring.

I feel so thankful that I'm able to be a part of something that I love to wake up and run to work every day.

A lot of my work is a matter of reacting to surprises in life.

I mean, I've always said I have an amazing team and network of friends and people that I work with that, you know, inspire me and enable me to do what I do.

I've always said I'm not the kind of designer who likes to lock himself away in a studio and let the rest of the company deal with it. I work very closely with everyone on the team.

I'm not like most designers, who have to set sail on an exotic getaway to get inspired. Most of the time, it's on my walk to work, or sitting in the subway and seeing something random or out of context.

I think sometimes there are negative connotations for those who have a business mind as well as a creative side.

I like to write and draw everything with sharpies. I even got one with my own name on it!

I seem to always start a collection by designing outerwear and jackets.

If you're designing out of a purely creative place, not thinking of the girl, then the consumer's not going to take notice.

I love layers!

Where music leads, I follow.

I was in fashion school, my brother has a law background, and my sister-in-law had worked in production, but none of us had a proper fashion business education.