McQueen was daring, original, exciting. He shook up the establishment with his creativity and understood what it takes to be a great British ambassador for fashion. I admired him very much. He was a fashion revolutionary that, like me, made the journey from [Central] Saint Martins to Paris where he put his own unique mark on the industry. He will not be forgotten.

I believe in discipline, so I'm not the right person to cry about weakness and things like this, but maybe I'm not human.

If you want easy, don't pick fashion.

Yeah, that's what I'm working for. The couture house of the future

I have all my life fought against prejudice, having been subjected to it myself.

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.

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