Tuxedos Quotes

• In a tuxedo, I'm a star. In regular clothes, I'm a nobody.

  Dean Martin

  Stars, Clothes

  "The Classic With a Twist", www.esquire.com. February 22, 2017.

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• Did you ever get the feeling that the world was a tuxedo and you were a pair of brown shoes?

  George Gobel

  Shoes, Feelings, Boots

  "The Tonight Show" with Johnny Carson (March 6, 1969), as quoted in "The Tonight Show, 3/6/69" by Noel Murray, tv.avclub.com. January 6, 2011.

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• I don't have a tuxedo that fits anymore because my chest and my biceps are too big.

  Charlie Sheen

  Biceps, Fit, Bigs

  "Charlie Sheen busts out the Eminem quotes, demands sandwiches and handjobs" by Sean O'Neal, www.avclub.com. February 25, 2011.

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• I wanted to play piano in restaurants in the south of France. I went there on holiday once and I saw this guy playing in an old tuxedo. He was all disheveled, with a whisky glass on the piano. I thought that was the coolest thing. So what's happened to me with 'Twilight' isn't really what I'd planned.

  Robert Pattinson

  Twilight, Holiday, Glasses

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• Take opera for example - to go to the opera you have to dress up in a tuxedo and pay lots of money.

  Wim Wenders

  Money, Example, Dresses

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• Maybe they invited me because they know I have a tuxedo

  Kurt Vonnegut

  Invited, Knows

  Kurt Vonnegut (1999). “Breakfast of Champions: Or, Goodbye Blue Monday!”, CNIB, 197

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• Just like girls need to learn to be comfortable in heels before they go out in them for the first time, a man should try wearing a suit throughout a normal day. I do most things in a suit-and sometimes even in a tuxedo-and so I'm really comfortable in one.

  Tom Ford

  Girl, Men, Trying

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• You put a tuxedo on me, it's like putting a saddle on a hog.

  Bob Parsons

  Saddles, Hog

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• What is it about wearing a tuxedo or that little black dress, that makes us feel confident, beautiful, splendid, even invincible? We put on formal wear and suddenly we become extraordinary. On the days when you feel low and invisible, why not try this on for size: imagine you are wearing a fantastic tailored tuxedo or a stunning formal gown. And then proceed with your day.

  Vera Nazarian

  Beautiful, Black, Trying

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• Success is a lot like a bright, white tuxedo. You feel terrific when you get it, but then you're desperately afraid of getting it dirty, of spoiling it in any way.

  Conan O'Brien

  Inspirational, Graduation, Dirty

  "Top 10 Commencement Speeches". Conan O'Brien's Commencement Speech at Harvard University, Сambridge, Massachusetts, on Class Day, content.time.com. 2000.

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• In the modern world there's no such thing as formality. A dinner jacket used to mean a tuxedo, you know?

  Noah Emmerich

  Mean, World, Dinner

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• I think penguins are the most human of all the birds, which may be why people love them. They're cute, they stand upright and they look like they're wearing tuxedos.

  Shia LaBeouf

  Cute, Thinking, People

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• She smiled. "I need your opinion," she said. "What do you think about something sleeveless for this weekend? With a cinched waist and a medium train?" I brought my hand to my chin and considered this. "Sounds okay," I said. "But I think I'd look better in a tuxedo.

  Nicholas Sparks

  Weekend, Thinking, Hands

  Nicholas Sparks (2003). “The Wedding”, p.121, Hachette UK

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• Me? I like wearing a condom. It means I'm having sex. I already spend most of my time NOT wearing one. It's like a tuxedo - I enjoy putting one on for special occasions.

  David Mazzucchelli

  Sex, Mean, Special

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• Did you ever get the feeling that the story's too damn real?

  Jethro Tull

  Art, Real, Media

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• I couldn't believe I'd come this far, lost Tyson, suffered through so much, only to fail - stopped by a big stupid monster in a baby-blue tuxedo kilt. Nobody was going to swat down my friends like that! I mean... nobody, not Nobody. Ah, you know what I mean.

  Rick Riordan

  Baby, Stupid, Believe

  "Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters". Book by Rick Riordan, April 1, 2006.

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• I'm quite a tuxedo junkie, I collect them all year round.

  Zac Posen

  Years, Junkie, Rounds

  "Just A Minute With: Fashion designer Zac Posen". Reuters interview, www.reuters.com. September 11, 2007.

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• I never get to wear a suit in my life, much less a tuxedo. It's kind of really fun to get to dress up, because you take yourself a little more seriously if you dress nice in a starched shirt.

  Lee Pace

  Fun, Nice, Dresses

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• Women take clothing much more seriously than men. I've never seen a man walk into a party and say "Oh, my God, I'm so embarrassed; get me out of here. There's another man wearing a black tuxedo.

  Rita Rudner

  Funny, Party, Humor

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• Chance wore a white tuxedo with tails. On anyone else? Doopy. On him? Yes, please.

  Kathy Reichs

  White, Tails, Chance

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• New Year's Eve. It's a promise of a night. Single, married or widowed, in love, loveless or lovelorn, we all leave our apartments and pick through snow in high heels, or descend subway stairs in tuxedos, lured to wherever we're going--whether we know it or not, would deny it or not--by the kiss of a stranger.

  Jardine Libaire

  New Year, Kissing, Night

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• We are combining elements like tuxedos and workwear, for contrast; some looks also are based on 30s-era inspirations.

  Renzo Rosso

  Inspiration, Looks, Elements

  Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

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• The word ‘grunge’ became a household term, and fashion runways were filled with flannel shirts and long underwear. Oh, how we laughed… Every now and then when I’m feeling a little nostalgic, I put on my ‘grunge tuxedo’ - flannel shirt, long shorts with long underwear underneath them, and a pair of Doc Martens - and dance around the house to Tad records.

  Dave Grohl

  Fashion, Long, House

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• Wearing a tuxedo isn't as simple as it sounds. I've been to a lot of award shows in Hollywood over the years and have seen some pretty sad tuxes. It's surprisingly easy to go off the rails.

  Paul Feig

  Simple, Awards, Years

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• That is a beautiful tuxedo,” Phury announced as he and Z pushed the door wide. “I have one just like it .” “Fritz has the candles lit,” Rehv said from behind the twins. “Hey, nice tux. I haveone just like it.” “Me, too,” Phury agreed. “The fit is fantastic, isn’t it.” “The shoulders, right? Tom Ford is the best—

  J.R. Ward

  Beautiful, Nice, Doors

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