Versace: "I think glamour all the time. I wake up in the morning and I'm already thinking glamour."

Versace: "You can't pretend that everybody likes Versace. It would be boring. It's better to create a reaction than to create no reaction. That's dangerous."

Versace: "It's no good being too easily swayed by people's opinions. You have to believe in yourself."

Versace: "Women should be sure of themselves because women have a lot of capacities. We can achieve so many different things that men cannot. I think women are stronger."

Versace: "Creativity comes from a conflict of ideas."

Versace: "You couldn't define the '80s when the '80s were happening. We kept changing. We had shoulder pads, then we didn't. It was revealing, and then it was decoration. It was a lot of things at once. It was defined when it was over."

Versace: "Let's just say beauty inspires me. But I like all beauty - I think it really comes from the inside out."

Versace: "In mythology, the Medusa can petrify people with a look - which is a good thing, I think. But the Medusa is a unique symbol - something strong. It's about going all the way."

Versace: "Fashion is a weapon that you can use when you need it."

Versace: "I have worked with wool all my life as a designer. There's so much more to it than knitwear - it's an amazingly versatile material and can be used in so many different ways from chic to rustic."

Versace: "The three biggest fashion mistakes are cheap suits, shoes, and shirts. Spend your money on something good."

Versace: "Women are all the same; we want to be smaller in the waist, longer legs, slimmer. I design for women and their defects, to make them better."

Versace: "Elegance is always in style for men. There are all different kinds of elegance. It can be silk, it can be a T-shirt."