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I always wanted to design for films.

I get inspiration from movies, from fashion, then completely random things you'd never think of.

I think the job of an original designer is to inspire.

I've seen many, many movies over the years, and there are only a few that suddenly inspire you so much that you want to continue to make films.

When I look at designer books I am sometimes puzzled why they don't share their inspiration, when it's obvious somebody had such great inspiration.

I only get involved with projects as a producer if I feel creatively inspired.

I'm not like most designers, who have to set sail on an exotic getaway to get inspired. Most of the time, it's on my walk to work, or sitting in the subway and seeing something random or out of context.

Film has the potential of allowing me to explore my own ideas, which I find very attractive.

What I would say to filmmakers, if I may be so bold or so arrogant, is to draw inspiration from other filmmakers, but go to the place in your own gut where everything is nothing. That's a very Zen thing to say, but that place of nothing is where real creativity comes out of.

The dynamics of film directing and fashion design - in the ways that I've done it - were not dissimilar.