Love the fun of clothes, not the status of fashion.

I have always loved things that are timeless and get better with age.

Enjoy your family. Do things that you like to do. Stay strong. That's the secret to remaining happy.

As a kid, I was always into clothes, but I didn't have the money to buy them. When I'd get my brothers' hand-me-downs, there was an energy in me that made me say, "I want to get my own things, to make my own statement." Somewhere along the line, that energy - coupled with my exposure, through movies, to a world I hadn't known - turned into something.

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

Some days I have a knot in my stomach because I've got to sit down and come up with something in womenswear that no one else came up with.

I went to my boss, and I said, 'Look, I'd like to design these ties because I think they could be new.' He said, 'The world isn't ready for Ralph Lauren.' I never forgot that because... I thought that was a compliment.