When I was growing up, officers in uniform were very impressive to me. They were doing a job. They were protecting our country; they were heroes. When you wear an old military jacket, there's some sort of connection to those qualities - to being strong, to being tough, to being a warrior.

I loved Cary Grant. I got to know him and Audrey Hepburn. Here were these people I always liked and admired, and they were coming to my house.

My philosophy has always been that I can sell chinos and T-shirts and $5,000 gowns - they just have to be the best of what they are.

My philosophy was that I never had focus groups.

I don't really listen to bassists - not anymore. When I was younger, I listened to those guys and was trying to figure out everything they did. Nowadays, I draw inspiration from everybody.

I never know how I'll feel on any given day, but I've got to look around me and take what I got and find some inspiration, some anger.

A dream is the bearer of a new possibility, the enlarged horizon, the great hope.

Toil, feel, think, hope; you will be sure to dream enough before you die, without arranging for it.