Douglas Wilson Quotes

• Wealth is a gift from God, and pride is bequeathed to us from the devil.

  Douglas Wilson

  Topics in God

• 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.

  Douglas Wilson

• Throughout the country, I see the same design problems and solutions over and over.

  Douglas Wilson

• They don’t know they’re living in a glass house.

  Douglas Wilson

• There are lighter colors of granite and I like to break the.

  Douglas Wilson

• Ripping up carpet is easy, tiling is the issue.

  Douglas Wilson

• Little did we know it would be watched by millions of people and break viewing records.

  Douglas Wilson

• It’s a character I’ve created. Actually, that’s pretty much the opposite of me, off a farm in the Midwest.

  Douglas Wilson

• Inexpensive is good.

  Douglas Wilson

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

  Douglas Wilson

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

  Douglas Wilson

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

  Douglas Wilson

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

  Douglas Wilson

• I’m very flattered, but I don’t think I’m the se*iest man on the planet.

  Douglas Wilson

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

  Douglas Wilson

• I was supposed to be the antithesis of Frank.

  Douglas Wilson

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

  Douglas Wilson

• 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.

  Douglas Wilson

• I know people don’t think I work.

  Douglas Wilson

• 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.

  Douglas Wilson

Douglas Wilson (25)

Birth:	4th November, 1964
Nationality:	American
Profession:	Designer, Philanthropist, Television Personality

About

Douglas Arthur Wilson is an American interior designer, philanthropist and TV Personality. He is the former host of "Moving Up", which also airs on TLC. He is a graduate of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. On the show, Wilson is known for his flamboyant and confrontational manner and for sometimes completely disregarding the homeowner's wishes. In private practice, he has collaborated with such interior designers as Albert Hadley and Alexa Hampton. Clients include Brooke Astor, Michael Bloomberg, and Barbara Walters. He is the author of a guide to home interior design, Doug's Rooms: Transforming Your Space One Room at a Time.

Related Authors

• Harry Bertoia
• Misha Glouberman
• Jeffrey Veen
• Joshua Caleb
• Matthew Inman
• Jessi Arrington
• Peleg Top
• Elizabeth Zimmermann
• Graham Hawkes
• Andy Hertzfeld

Advertisement

Today's Anniversary - 7th April

Births

• 1944 - Julia Phillips
• 1890 - Marjory Stoneman Douglas
• 1938 - Spencer Dryden
• 1947 - Rick Levin
• 1907 - Violette Leduc

Deaths

• 2004 - Victor Argo
• 1984 - Samuel G. Engel
• 1955 - Theda Bara
• 1975 - Maxwell Maltz
• 1668 - William Davenant