I remember walking the dog one day, I saw a car full of teenage girls, and one of them rolled down the window and yelled, 'Marc Jacobs!' in a French accent.

I always find beauty in things that are odd and imperfect - they are much more interesting.

You can never please everyone, and I think it's best not to.

Let's do what we love and do a lot of it.

I like people who have a sense of individuality. I love expression and anything awkward and imperfect, because that’s natural and that’s real.

Life is a fashion show, the world is your runway.

Change is a great and horrible thing, and people love it or hate it at the same time. Without change, however, you just don't move.

I wouldn't know how to find eBay on the computer if my life depended on it.

There is never a wrong time for a polka dot.

One thing that is exciting about fashion is the surprise element. People don't know what they want. They just know when they see it.

What's worked for me is not quitting and being passionate about what I do and not giving up - and when I don't believe in myself, turning to others who believe in me.

Sleep: the breakfast of champions

I feel as though the cardboard box of my own reality has been flattened and blown open. Now I can see the edge of the world.

Famous old houses seem to have an intuitive perception of the value of corner lots. If it is a possible thing, they always set themselves down on the most desirable spots.

Never give up on anyone. And that includes not giving up on yourself.

Make the most of your regrets; never smother your sorrow, but tend and cherish it till it comes to have a separate and integral interest. To regret deeply is to live afresh.

Golf was my vehicle to competition and I can't play if I can't compete.

Being a filmmaker is kind of like being a glorified spy.

Real happiness in life comes from the mental capacity to adapt to any situation.

And what if, in order to keep on living, I have to continue to accept myself?

I've always equated the writing process with editing, sort of like when I get through editing the movie, that's like my last draft of the screenplay.