Domenico Dolce

“We live the life, but in an honest way. Without compromise, without corruption. This I understand now is the big key to my power - the power of Dolce & Gabbana. It's not just the clothes. It's love for the people.”

“For all Italian people, family is very important. We don't fight with our families.”

“You need to be ahead of the game just enough so that you can have what people want in the shops when they want it.”

“The worst times can be the best if you think with positive energy.”

“I cook and wash, cook and wash. When I am done, the kitchen is like a mirror.”

“I'm obsessed with jackets.”

“I love art, in particular, paintings. I have, well, a lot.”

“I love to listen to pop all the time! I like to be updated on the new hits; I think it's important for what we do. Among my favorites of all time is, of course, Madonna. But I also love Kylie, our little princess; Beyonce, Bruno Mars, and Justin Bieber. And I listen to Italian pop music like Tiziano Ferro.”

“My mind is never stopping. I think, if you stop, you die. Maybe it is a problem for me - I have to talk to myself and say, 'Please stop. Switch off.'”

“Some people accuse the new generation of being ignorant, maybe ignorant for the old generation, but it's a new language.”

“There are people who believe that a Dolce & Gabbana T-shirt is more stylish than a supermarket one, and there are people who believe the opposite. There is room for everyone.”

“I'm a very curious person.”

“I drink a lot. More or less 10 or 12 coffees a day, both typical Italian and espresso.”

“People say: 'Models are so young, they're so skinny.' But Mr. Balenciaga used models at 16, and that will never change. People say they are skinny, but there is a difference between skinny and sick. If someone is sick, they're sick. It's not because of fashion. If I have flu, I have flu; it's not because I work in fashion.”

“Do I make fashion mistakes? Yes, but I won't say what.”

“To me, the most emotional thing is to see regular people wearing our clothes. Yes, sometimes I see our clothes on somebody, and I think, 'No!', but you can't stop someone in the street and say, 'Please go home and change.'”

“This is the problem today. Men and women have switched places. The woman now acts more like the man.”

“We built our fashion around three fundamental concepts: Sicily, tailoring, and tradition. Our dream is to create a style which is timeless, and to create clothes with such a strong personality that whoever sees them can instantly say without a shadow of a doubt: this is a Dolce & Gabbana.”

“I hope the people remember Dolce & Gabbana for the sensuality, for the Mediterranean sense, for our honesty to the life.”

“I clear my wardrobe of anything I'm not wearing and give the clothes to charity.”