I was talking to Donna Karan at an event and she said, "You know, Ralph, I still don't feel rich."

I've always admired a woman who can dress for all occasions-someo ne who's not fashion crazy,but you always want to look like her.

The key to longevity is to keep doing what you do better than anyone else. We work real hard at that. It's about getting your message out to the consumer. It's about getting their trust, but also getting them excited, again and again. My clothes.. the clothes we make for the runway.. aren't concepts. They go into stores. Our stores. Thankfully, we have lots of them.

I'm a fan of people that have quality, that do what they do and that are not into the showbiz.

For me, style is about quality, integrity and timelessness. It is free of trends but always feels fresh and new.

I have always been inspired by the dream of America-families in the country, weathered trucks and farmhouses; sailing off the coast of Maine; following dirt roads in an old wood-paneled station wagon; a convertible filled with young college kids sporting crew cuts and sweatshirts and frayed sneakers.

Every time I design clothes, I'm making a movie.