I went through the extremes of amazing notoriety and also the dreaded things that you never thought you'd have to live through. Not everything works the way you want it to, but if I sit back and think, 'Am I happy about this?' Yeah. I wouldn't have done anything any better.

I am constantly drawing inspiration from everything I see-the places I travel, the people I know and the movies I see.

They know they're going to look beautiful, and I don't think women should look like costumes. They shouldn't look like fashion victims.

I didn't have a vision as in, This is where I'm going. I had a vision as in, "This is what I love to do."

Personal style is about a sense of yourself, a sense of what you believe in and wearing what you like.

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.

And I'm excited when I find somebody stimulating to talk with. That's one of the great treasures in life.