There's always an important person who helps support your interests and encourages you.

At home, the radio was a big source and the classic radio programs we would listen to like Amos and Andy and whatever other ones there were.

Don't dress for fashion, dress for yourself

Experience is the best teacher. A compelling story is a close second.

I think I was really naïve. I had no context to think about what I wanted to do. Each step was a next stage of exploration.

Going back to the elementary school days, I was always drawing. I entered a Victory poster competition and won the top award that recognized my artistic instincts.

I got the letter about becoming a Sir in 2000, the same year that Pauline asked me if we could finally get married. My assistant, Colette, called up and it turned out both the wedding and the Buck House ceremony were happening on the same day. I was knighted at 11 and married at four. She became an instant Lady.