I don't work for money any longer. I'm fortunate enough not to need to work for money, but I work for pride; I work because I love to work, and so the idea that one could lose control of one's own name and that things could be produced with your name on that you were not proud of scared me.

I hate going out for lunch during a workday because it slows down my pace and ruins my rhythm. I prefer to eat at my desk. Actually, I wander around the design studio with a plate in my hand as I dine on, for example, salmon sashimi and a salad of tomatoes and mozzarella. I often have a bit of dark chocolate after lunch.

It's hard not to be sexy in a pair of high heels.

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.

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

I hate tricky facial hair. If your facial hair is too spotty in places, shave. Just forget about it.

It's really about putting that sort of quality and beauty back into our life.