I'm a pretty calm person. That came from living in Italy for a long time. Nothing works, nothing is on time. You have to learn to deal with it.

I think that the older you get, the more you become your true, essential self. You find the things that make you happy. You whittle away the parts of yourself that mean less to you.

The U.S. used to be perceived as the moral leader of the world, and we have absolutely lost that.

In fashion as in life, the right thing at the right time is the right thing. The right thing at the wrong time is the wrong thing.

I hope people will put aside Tom Ford the fashion designer and think about Tom Ford the filmmaker.

Dressing effectively is a kind of excellent manners.

Your connections with other people are important, our connection to the earth.