A beautifully-designed coat that drapes magnificently on the female form.

Movements are powerful forces of human nature. But fashion has never been egalitarian. There needs to be a balance between aspiration and accessibility, curation and community.

I really love working with brands that are either at the cutting-edge, or are making that first step towards making change within their brand lines.

I wasn't a very good student. I prefer to learn by experience.

We must grant the artist his subject, his idea, his donn´e: our criticism is applied only to what he makes of it.

I have two children, and they know that I never pass up a piece of cake, ever.

Women have a mother-nature and a daughter-nature; there are no women with a wife-nature. The quality of wife is an acquired character; it is a combination of mother and daughter.

Directing made me realise what I do as an actor that's extraneous, it focuses your mind on story, story, story.

The reputation of a woman may also be compared to a mirror of crystal, shining and bright, but liable to be sullied by every breath that comes near it.

Shakespeare's plays often turn on the idea of fate, as much drama does. What makes them so tragic is the gap between what his characters might like to accomplish and what fate provides them.

Don't get me wrong, I have the utmost respect for anyone who has the nerve to even attempt to do music today, but this is just about what excites me.

I want to try doing sportier things, kite surfing and paddle surfing - I think it would give me that extra confidence.

Only the very rarest of princes can endure even a little criticism, and few of them can put up with even a pause in the adulation.