Bill Blass

Style is primarily a matter of instinct.

Red is the ultimate cure for sadness.

When in doubt wear red.

I'm a great believer in poetry out of the classroom, in public places, on subways, trains, on cocktail napkins. I'd rather have my poems on the subway than around the seminar table at an MFA program.

James Bond is quite serious about his drinks and clothing and cigarettes and food and all that sort of thing. There is nothing wry or amused about James Bond.

All the important drawings I do myself. Every single character is also done by me.