My father was an exceptionally strong influence on me.

When you think of how history is revealed, we know certain things to be facts at certain periods of time, which turn out not to be so factual as time marches on.

I admire sensible, kind people. They're not often famous.

I'm supposed to be a pretty good theater actor.

In New York in the Forties or Fifties, everybody's in a suit, an overcoat and a hat.

I am inspired by the appearance of a bohemian of the new millennium. I thought it was necessary to update the figure of the bohemian, but not in the traditional way.

I always liked clothes; since I was very, very young, I was interested. I studied costume as part of my theatre education.

I'd hate to see any film I'm involved in fail, especially artistically but also business-wise.

We're all animals.

I brought my first fall/winter line to New York, and it was confiscated by U.S. Customs. They asked, 'What is the value of this?' I said, 'I'm not so good with existential questions.'

Utopia means elsewhere.

I was never a fanatical movie person.

I'm a little bit phobic about stains on my clothes, so I never travel without a little packet of organic stain remover.

Imagine how asleep or utterly unperceptive and clueless you would have to be not to see yourself as absurd for the most part.

I have at times spoken with my peers and the head of the actors' union about why we're not paid when we appear in, say, a 'TMZ' production, but there seems to be no real interest in combatting it.

If you don't interfere with me, I'll always do something really good.

Things are so much global and Americanised.

'Secretariat' was such a magnificent animal, unbelievably beautiful and powerful. It's always nice to see something that close to perfection, a reason to celebrate.

I'm more comfortable with whatever's wrong with me than my father was whenever he felt he failed or didn't measure up to the standard he set.

Every country has their problems.

I prefer to conduct my life based on how I treat people.

I'm a little bit of a fabric lunatic.

Most filmmakers' entire body of knowledge is of other movies. When they describe things, they describe them in relation to other movies. That's why we have so many cyclical movies that look like other movies. But I'm not cynical. I even go to some of those movies.

I can see how, given a certain degree of sensitivities, proclivities and rage, I could have ended up differently.