Daily Inspiration Quote by Richard O'Brien

A gentle permission slip disguised as practical advice, Richard O'Brien's line lands because it refuses the usual fashion sermon. "Yes, but" is the tell: he's answering an implied rulebook, a tangle of shoulds about bodies, gender, age, trendiness. He grants the debate one beat, then pivots to the only criterion that matters: agency. The phrase "the big thing for everyone" sounds almost offhand, but it's doing cultural work, widening the frame from niche self-expression to a baseline right.

O'Brien's actorly instinct shows in the phrasing. "Wear what they want" is pure desire; "what suits them" is the reality check. Put together, they reject both extremes: the policing that says you must conform, and the performative freedom that can still feel like a mandate to be bold in the "correct" way. "Suits" is especially loaded: it means flattering, appropriate, comfortable, even socially legible. It smuggles in compassion for people who want to experiment and people who just want to feel good in their own skin.

Context matters because O'Brien isn't just any actor; he's closely associated with camp, theatricality, and transgressive style through The Rocky Horror Show. Coming from him, the line reads less like bland inclusivity and more like a quietly radical normalization: self-invention doesn't need permission, and it doesn't need a costume either. It's a reminder that personal style is not a moral test, it's a tool - for confidence, for play, for survival.