Waris Ahluwalia
Waris Ahluwalia

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

Waris Ahluwalia
Waris Ahluwalia

I have always had a sense of curiosity and aspiration.

Waris Ahluwalia
Waris Ahluwalia

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

Waris Ahluwalia
Waris Ahluwalia

My first workshop was in Rome, and that was the start of House of Waris. In a little magical atelier, a goldsmith, his apprentice, his stone setter - and that was where it began.

Waris Ahluwalia
Waris Ahluwalia

I don't think men get enough flowers. A deeper pink or red peonies are my favorite. But I'll take anything, really.

Waris Ahluwalia
Waris Ahluwalia

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.

Waris Ahluwalia
Waris Ahluwalia

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

Waris Ahluwalia
Waris Ahluwalia

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.

Waris Ahluwalia
Waris Ahluwalia

I take my work seriously, but I don't necessarily take myself seriously.

Waris Ahluwalia
Waris Ahluwalia

I love anything to do with history.

Waris Ahluwalia
Waris Ahluwalia

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.

Waris Ahluwalia
Waris Ahluwalia

I have so many friends and obligations, and I want to go out and support people. But we eat at home.

Waris Ahluwalia
Waris Ahluwalia

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.

Waris Ahluwalia
Waris Ahluwalia

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

Waris Ahluwalia
Waris Ahluwalia

I like having a tailor everywhere because I am everywhere.

Waris Ahluwalia
Waris Ahluwalia

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

Waris Ahluwalia
Waris Ahluwalia

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

Waris Ahluwalia
Waris Ahluwalia

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

Waris Ahluwalia
Waris Ahluwalia

I didn't choose acting. The universe did.

Waris Ahluwalia
Waris Ahluwalia

I need my fill of Indian home cooking.