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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

love is like a rain bow can be seen in many different colors

If your heart is not attuned to God, it will become a catch basin for every device of the devil. Yes, Satan is at work in our world. The Bible is my authority.

I'm personally a hopeless romantic. I always have been.

Working with [Robert] De Niro taught me a lot about being an actor's director.

I do love the ceremony of putting on a record but I don't have space for a vinyl collection.

If the 1980s were about quality and the 1990s were about reengineering, then the 2000s will be about velocity.

My aim was never to be an American star; otherwise, I would have moved to Los Angeles.

I'm just trying to enjoy my moment, and I would like to enjoy it for a long time.

And then the man reminded Max, with a serious but suave and practiced air, that freedom was a debt that could be repaid only by purchasing the freedom of others.

Fear of the unknown is the greatest fear of all.