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I'm a perfectionist, to the point of insanity.

Tom Ford

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Tom Ford
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: August 27
Fashion Designer
Film Director
Film Producer
Screenwriter
Austin
Texas
Thomas Carlyle Ford
Thomas Carlyle Tom Ford
Perfectionist
Insanity
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Tweeting? It's one of the silliest things ever.
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If I had been a dog walker, I would have been the most successful dog walker in Paris.
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I hate going out for lunch during a workday because it slows down my pace and ruins my rhythm. I prefer to eat at my desk. Actually, I wander around the design studio with a plate in my hand as I dine on, for example, salmon sashimi and a salad of tomatoes and mozzarella. I often have a bit of dark chocolate after lunch.
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It was like one of those dreams at high school when everyone else has clothes on except you.
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