Waris Ahluwalia quotes:

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  • My inspiration is always love and history, and my passion to a fault is craftsmanship and responsibility. Those are the simplest things. It goes beyond jewelry. It's every part of my life.

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

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

  • I primarily live in New York City, a place that is about constants, not letting up and not stopping.

  • I love driving in the city at night.

  • People who know me know that there's a light-hearted side, humour... But you could easily say I am cheeky.

  • You don't have to become Mother Teresa to make an impact in the world. But nothing can be achieved if, at the very least, we are not talking about it.

  • 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 history, diamonds that see the future, and rubies that long for love.

  • My inspiration is love and history.

  • My mission in life is to preserve craftsmanship.

  • 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.

  • My job is to put myself out there. It's beyond my control how I'm perceived.

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

  • I'm a Sikh; it's part of my religious tradition to never cut my hair and keep it wrapped in a turban.

  • I am less comfortable saying I am a jeweller and more comfortable saying I am a story teller.

  • 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 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.

  • I'm driven by history and our past. That's why I work in gold. It's in your veins. We've been lusting after gold since the beginning of time. God, glory, and gold.

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

  • Supporting causes with whatever we do can be effective.

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

  • I don't drink coffee.

  • I like there to be some interest in every element of my life.

  • I love my passport. I plan trips very last minute, so I always carry it with me.

  • 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.

  • People who know me know that theres a light-hearted side, humour... But you could easily say I am cheeky.

  • 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.

  • I didn't choose acting. The universe did.

  • My friends are a huge part of my inspiration.

  • If people want to think I'm an Indian prince, I don't want to dispel that notion.

  • I do things because I enjoy it. That used to be my downfall, but now it's the upside.

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

  • I'm an American searching for some sort of parameters, a way of life - I'm looking for a slight formality, for a place where you can never be overdressed.

  • I got no hate in me.

  • My go-to jeans are a straight, narrow cut from A.P.C. or BLK DNM.

  • I have always had a sense of curiosity and aspiration.

  • I like the pause that tea allows

  • It's beyond my control how I'm perceived.

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