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00:31I spent from 5 to 11 in the orphanage. Being Jewish, we stood out in those days. If I was
00:38going to be in hairdressing, I wanted to change things. You sat here, you teased it, and if you didn't
00:44stay for a week, you were in big trouble.
00:45I wanted to eliminate the superfluous and get down to the basic angles of cut and shape.
00:53Women were liberated, very particularly through their haircuts.
00:56She's revolutionized not just hair but fashion.
00:59Do you always insist on giving people what you think is right rather than what they ask for?
01:03Vidal made everybody nervous. He was crazy.
01:07I actually did once throw my scissors in the air and they stuck in the ceiling.
01:13When everybody tells you, the doubters tell you, it can't be done, nonsense. If you can get to the root
01:20of who you are and make something happen from it, my sense is you're going to surprise yourself.
01:32He was a hairdresser who had a huge influence on our whole visual world.
01:38A keep-fit superhero.
01:41He was like a piece of art in motion.
01:47So much of Sassoon is a myth.
01:51What he gave to women is bigger than just being a hairdresser.
