I worked for UFA as a set designer, you know.

I wanted to be a set designer when I was young.

I'm a fashion designer and people think, what do I know?

I became a set designer for opera. I'm a great opera buff, I love classical music, and I needed a time-out.

I often compare putting a hotel together to old-time movie production. You come up with a story line, you hire the writer, the director, the stars, the set designer.

Courtrooms contain every symbol of authority that a set designer could imagine. Everyone stands up when you come in. You wear a costume identifying you as, if not quite divine, someone special.