“Financing is always the hard part, especially if you don't have friend...” — Kerby Jean-Raymond Quote

“Financing is always the hard part, especially if you don't have friends or family to back you, which was my case and the case for most designers.”

“I don't think the narrative I was stuck in - the 'black' designer category - was going to go away anytime soon.”

“There were times when gangs would approach me, but my father was way stronger than them. They would come make threats and stuff, and I was like, 'You don't know the opposition I've got upstairs. I'm not scared of you.'”

“I have been lucky enough to work with the world's best designers and top stylists - who have been my mentors.”

“That word 'fantasy' - I hardly ever hear it in the world of design. And that's very strange. You should hear it a lot. I think fantasy is a very important value that designers and artists should bring to the world.”

“I love writing plays because they are living, fluid things that are energised by the producer, designers, musicians, actors and audience.”