If you're a designer, there's got to be some films that you've seen that have inspired you creatively. There's no escaping that.

If I'm going to do something, I'm going to do it well. That's just my character, that's just the way it is with me.

I haven't been to a job interview since I was 16 years old. When I was approached by Givenchy it was more like a courtship.

Style is an extension of yourself. My approach is to enhance the personality of the wearer, so he has his own voice

Tailoring was considered to be a world that was very traditional, and basically going out of fashion. Fashion designers did not have a real link with tailoring or tradition, so I fused the two worlds together.

When things happen - you ask yourself why today, why not tomorrow, why not yesterday? That's the most amazing thing about time.

Film is such a very good tool for communicating emotions, and all designers and creative people look to inspire an emotional response.