We've become a little spoiled with menswear in particular because, of course, we've come off a period in the '70s and '80s when Armani, which is very soft, dominated menswear. And we've become obsessed with comfort. I actually don't like that.

If my parents had discouraged me, I would have turned out very differently. They raised me in an open-minded, liberal environment.

Most everyone now personally knows someone who is openly homosexual.

Style. People talk about it being stylish and beautiful, that's at the service of the story. Style for me means nothing without substance and there are moments and things about the film that are stylish but hopefully at the service of the story.

I am one of those people who isn’t great at anything, but I’m pretty good at most things.

There's nothing wrong with ankles. But only if you're playing football in the park.

I think we're very uptight in America. You have to remember that we're descended from Puritans. Whether or not the country is now composed of immigrants, our culture as American really begins with the landing of the Pilgrims and a puritanical view of things.