I'm a fashion designer. What I do is artistic, but I'm not an artist because everything I do is destined to be sold. That's not to say that you can't be an artist and a fashion designer. I think some designers are artists.

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

British men are peacocks. You see a lot more style on the streets here than you see anywhere else, on every level.

The Gucci woman - you know what she’s after. The Saint Laurent woman - she’s going to torture you a little bit. You might have sex, but she will drip a little hot wax on you first.

I understand that I have a certain look that can be used to my advantage. I know the power of that when I walk into a room and talk to people, and I can use it as an advertising tool. Now I am actually selling me, my face, my thoughts. So I am my guy.

Give me the control, don't ever come on the set, and I'll show it to you when it's cut.

Fashion creates a bit of a dream