People say it's really the press who create those soundbites about fashion. That's what sells magazines and clothes.

You listen to Handel operas, right? And there are a thousand of them, right? And they all sound alike. If I look back on my work, maybe it's the same thing.

I'm all about exuberance. We only have one short life to live, and we shouldn't waste it being tasteful.

Style makes you feel great because it takes your mind off the fact that you're going to die.

What if Woody Allen called me and said, I'm working on this movie and there's a really divine role for you. We want exactly you! It would be such a fantasy. Forget it! My idol, Woody Allen!

Mick Jagger, his face was very new. It became a sex symbol

This is what I like about being a designer: You can't really get it until you see it.