When I joined Gucci in 2002, I immediately wanted to make a research trip into the archives because I'd heard about how incredible they were, but I never had the opportunity to visit them.

Venice never quite seems real, but rather an ornate film set suspended on the water.

I don't want to be too 'classic' because it's not in the DNA of Gucci. You need to be a little bit provocative.

I don't like to treat a piece of clothing like an object of art because I don't consider myself an artist. I'm a designer.

My biggest satisfaction is always when I make something beautiful and well-done that I can see on a real man or woman - not only in the glossy magazines.

I am comfortable giving people direction. If something is not good enough, my job is to find a way to help them learn from their mistake, and understand that next time I expect better.

I think the '70s are always inspiring to me. I was born then, so I have a lot of memories about how my parents were and what kinds of movies I was watching.

The first thing I notice about a man are his shoes. Then I look at his watch.

If we give girls and women the chance to change their lives, they can change the world.

The idea of 'ferie,' or summer break, is a long tradition of which all Italians, including myself, participate. It's a time to relax, reflect and recharge.

All the drawings and sketches and clothes of Yves Saint Laurent in the '70s were so colorful, so bright.

Living in another culture, not just visiting it, has reshaped our view of the world.

Guilt is a useless feeling. It's never enough to make you change direction--only enough to make you useless.

Toward the person who has died we adopt a special attitude: something like admiration for someone who has accomplished a very difficult task.

The separation of church and state is a source of strength, but the conscience of our nation does not call for separation between men of state and faith in the Supreme Being.

Whatever I'm doing, I'm in that moment and I'm doing it. The rest of the world's lost. If I'm cooking some food or making soup, I want it to be lovely. If not, what's the point of doing it?

Marriages, like careers, need constant nurturing... the secret of having it all is loving it all.

I think there is always romantic tension between Lois Lane and Clark Kent.

In terms of magnifying it and making it plausible, I'm a great believer in truth in comedy.

How do you remember all those lines? By forgetting everything else.

I don't know why small chocolates are called fun-sized; I mean, if I called a midget fun-sized, they'd kick off.