Douglas Wilson's Quotes

Why stress tomorrow when you can stress today?

Yeah, I spent about 20 years in a dorm room. It took me a while to graduate.

You have to put your own personality into your home. Do what you feel is you!

A challenge always is good. Normal design does not come under the constraints of a small budget and time frame. But it has helped me to make quick and knowledgeable decisions.

I gave the couple a hint of a design that would work great with the bones of their home. They weren't ready for it, and they embarrassed themselves and that's too bad.

I look at each episode in two ways - from a design standpoint and from an entertainment standpoint - this is TV, after all. We usually succeed on at least one of the levels.

I'm opinionated. I always stick to my design plan. I don't waver.

Use plants to bring life.

Whether it was working on theatre sets or stage lighting, I didn't realize most all of the skills I was exposed to were going to come in handy later on when I became a designer.

I'm very flattered, but I don't think I'm the sexiest man on the planet.

Ripping up carpet is easy, tiling is the issue.

Being in the design industry, I've tended to meet more people who are affected by HIV and AIDS.

Designing is a lot like a high-wire act - if the tightrope walker is only six inches off the ground, where's the excitement?

I am the young, edgy New Yorker.

I enjoy talking to fans.

I know people don't think I work.

I see the same coffee table everywhere. It's mass marketing.

I was supposed to be the antithesis of Frank.

I'm having the time of my life and I'm glad people are enjoy it.

I've enjoyed being a part of something from the beginning, when we were still finding our footing.

I've had rooms that didn't come out to my liking.

I've made an incredible amount of money stealing fans from homeowners.

In two days, it's hard to to get the quality you would normally want for a design project.