Law Roach says he tries not to be friends with his clients: ‘I want to get paid’

Law Roach said he tries not to be friends with the people he works for.

Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images Law Roach has a rule for working with clients: He tries not to become friends with them.

"It blurs the line, and I want to get paid," the celebrity stylist said.

But of course, Zendaya is an exception because they had "grown up together" and are like "family." Law Roach is careful not to let client relationships get too personal.

Speaking on SiriusXM on Saturday, the celebrity stylist said he tries to keep clear boundaries with the people he works for.

"I always had a rule not to become friends with clients," Roach said.

He described his relationship with Zendaya as the exception, saying they had "grown up together" and are like "family." With other clients, he prefers to maintain some distance.

Roach shared an example he uses with his assistants and people who work under him to explain why mixing friendship and business can get tricky.

"They say, 'Come over, let's have dinner,' and then they say, 'Oh, would you go to the closet and pick me out an outfit?' How are you going to send them an invoice?" Roach said.

He added that's where maintaining a professional boundary becomes important.

"This is your business, this is your livelihood," Roach said.

"It blurs the line, and I want to get paid." This isn't the first time Roach has spoken about keeping his client relationships separate from his friendships.

In a 2015 interview with VH1 , Roach said he generally avoids hanging out with clients, since they're paying him to do a job.

"You see them at their most vulnerable — no hair, no makeup — so in that situation we do build a really strong relationship.