I've lost, but I also gained a lot. I'm a creative person, and no one can take that away from me. I've been told I committed professional suicide because it was the only escape from the terrible pressures I was facing. What do you think?

I don't care about money. I really don't care. I just want to do what I do

Men don't want another man to look at their woman because they don't know how to handle it

Sure, I'd like to be like the House of Chanel

Above all, John Galliano menswear is all about good design. And men have been short-changed by good design for too long.

Fashion is a very stressful place to work because of the demands of doing the shows - no one expects a writer to produce two books a year on the dot - but it's also a very toxic place to work.

The new Galliano will be even bigger and better... I love working, it's my therapy. I can draw until four in the morning every night and not feel tired... I've come face to face with my demons, medicine and alcohol. I have rebuilt myself again.