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I like being on a set where you can make decisions and everything is involved and are happy to work together to make the best work. For me, it's all about making the best work and creative people working together and all being respected and all having their opinions of what gives it the best quality is important.

I create women characters by watching the female staff at my studio. Half the staff are women.

It's a huge change from when I started in the 1960s, but what is really impressive is that the number of ladies on set, the women working on set is a huge percentage. There used to be no women. It was just the leading lady's mother, perhaps the hairdresser and the makeup person.

Overall, women are a lot more fun to work with than a bunch of men.

It's a great dynamic. The dynamic between men and women in the workplace is really interesting.

I feel that gender balance in the work environment is actually the best recipe for success.

In my community, women are as important as males, and they are playing an equal role in the society.

There's a lot of women's organisations, but they're all working separately. If you get people together, as a collaborative voice, it's strong.

Doing womenswear is challenging, and it's exciting. I approach it the same way as I approach menswear, so it's in a tailored way, and I do my thing. I love doing it.

In general, I'm fascinated by women who exist outside of society's mores and values.