His designs are the epitome of sophistication and style. 他的設計是典雅和時髦的縮影，
For 25 years, Tom Ford has been injecting glamour into the world of international fashion, winning him respect within the industry along with a host of A-list devotees. 二十五年來，湯姆‧福特持續在國際時尚圈注入魅力，讓他在產業內贏得尊敬，也贏得一群名流支持者的心。
Born in Texas, he doubled in acting before setting his sights on design. 湯姆‧福特出生於德州，在設定目標做設計以前，他曾兼職演戲。
But it was in the 1990s this self-proclaimed perfectionist made a name for himself 但是是在一九九○年代，自稱為完美主義者的他才聲名大噪，
by turning the then-struggling fashion house Gucci into a highly profitable business. 因為他把當時經營困難的時裝公司古馳，轉變為獲利豐厚的企業。
An accomplishment that would later see him launch his own namesake brand and deliver sought after designs from head to toe and everything in between. 這項成就讓他後來推出自己的同名品牌，發表大受歡迎的設計作品，從頭到腳及之間的一切無所不包。
But it's not all about fashion for the 49-year-old. 但是對於四十九歲的湯姆‧福特來說，他要的不只是時尚。
He made his directorial debut with the 2009 film, A Single Man, which lead to an Oscar nomination for lead actor Collin Firth. 二○○九年的電影《摯愛無盡》是他初執導筒之作，也讓男主角柯林‧佛斯獲得奧斯卡金像獎的提名。
First, let's discuss Tom Ford as a label in its own right. Apparently you were once absolutely terrified about seeing your own name on a label. 首先，我們談談湯姆‧福特這個商標本身。顯然你一度對於看到商標上是自己的名字感到十分驚恐。
I'm assuming, though, that with, what, 21 stores around the world now, you're over that. 然而，隨著現在全球已有，嗯，二十一間店面開張，我猜你已經習慣了。
I am over that. You know, the reason I said that was 我已經習慣了。我當時之所以會這麼說，
that I put so much of myself into both Gucci and Yves Saint Laurent when I was designing those brands that I felt totally fulfilled creatively. 是因為我在古馳和聖羅蘭這兩個品牌做設計的時候，我十分投入，我感到全然滿足在創意上盡情發揮。
So, it never occurred to me that the time would come when I would want my own label, need my own label. 所以，我從來沒想過我有一天會想擁有自己的商標或需要自己的商標。
You know, your name is a funny thing. It stands for what you're about, and everything I do is really about pride. 你知道，名字是個說來很可笑的東西，它代表了你是怎麼樣的一個人，而我做的一切其實都和尊嚴有關。
I don't work for money any longer. I'm fortunate enough not to need to work for money, but I work for pride. I work because I love to work. 我不再為了金錢工作，我很幸運不必為了錢而工作，但我為了尊嚴而工作。我工作是因為我熱愛工作。
And so, the idea that one could lose control of one's own name and that things could be produced with your name on it 因此，一個人可能失去自己名字的控制，以及可能會做出印有你名字的商品而你並不感到驕傲，
that you were not proud of scared me. So, I've changed my mind. 這樣的想法過去嚇到我。所以說，我已經改變想法了。
When you were in New York, you studied at Parsons the New School for Design. 你在紐約的時候，在帕森斯設計學院唸書。
Yeah, first I went to NYU and I studied Art History. 沒錯，但我一開始先到紐約大學讀藝術史。
And you dropped out. 但你退學了。
And I dropped out. I worked as an actor in television commercials, which I did not like, but I was successful at it. 我退學了，去當演員拍電視廣告，我並不喜歡這份工作，但我卻做得很順手。
And I lived back and forth between New York and Los Angeles. I hated it. I was too self-conscious at that moment in time. And so, I went back to school. 我來回於紐約和舊金山兩邊生活，我恨透那個時候了，當時我過得很不自在，因此我又回去讀書。
And I had always been fascinated with architecture because I like building things, which I finally learned. 我一直都很喜歡建築，因為我喜歡建造東西，這也是我終於領悟到的。
That's what I like, building a movie, building stores, building a company, building a shoe, designing, you know, I love that. 那就是我喜歡做的事，建造一部電影、建造商店、建造公司、建造一雙鞋、設計，我熱衷此道。
So, I went back to school and studied at Parsons and studied undergraduate architecture. 因此我回去讀書，到帕森斯唸建築系的學士課程。
After a while, though, you moved to Paris. 然而一陣子之後，你搬到巴黎了。
I was living in Paris before. I went to New York, and then, when I left New York, I moved to Milan. 我以前住在巴黎。我去了紐約，後來我離開紐約時，又搬到米蘭。
Because I lived in New York, I worked for Cathy Hardwick, I worked for Perry Ellis. 因為我住在紐約，我為凱西‧哈德維克和派瑞‧艾力斯工作。
I left Perry Ellis to go to Gucci in 1990 and I was 28 years old. 一九九○年時，我離開派瑞‧艾力斯來到古馳，當時我二十八歲。
So, I moved to Europe. I thought, I'll work for Gucci for two years, I'll learn all the best factories for everything, and then I'll start my own company. 因此，我搬到歐洲。我當時想，我到古馳工作個兩年，我會了解所有最好製造廠的一切，然後我會開自己的公司。
Working for Gucci turned out to be very interesting, because I kept moving to a different level and things started happening in the company 結果，在古馳工作非常有意思，因為我不斷提升到不同的境界，公司開始發生很多事情，
and all of a sudden, I had an opportunity at Gucci to do things that I never thought I would. 突然間，我在古馳有了個機會，讓我做從來沒有想過自己會做的事情，
And I ended up staying for 14 years. 結果我就待了十四年。
Eventually, Gucci became Gucci-YSL. And... 最後，古馳變成了古馳—聖羅蘭，而……
Gucci Group. And YSL was our first acquisition. 古馳集團，聖羅蘭是我們第一個併購的品牌。
So, my role at Gucci became very much a designer, because I was doing both Gucci and YSL. 因此，我在古馳的角色變成很重要的設計師，因為這兩個品牌我都有設計。
I was shuttling back and forth between London, Paris, Milan, and designing 16 collections a year. 我在倫敦、巴黎、米蘭三地來回穿梭，一年設計十六個系列。
And I was also... I had a very big role in the company with regards to the business. 而且我也……就生意而言，我在公司扮演著舉足輕重的角色。
And so, it was... I was stretched pretty thin, by the end. 結果，那……到了最後，我真的是被操到很緊繃。
A Single Man was your first feature film. 《摯愛無盡》是你執導的第一部劇情片。
It was. 是的。
And there was a tremendous amount of Oscar buzz at the time. Colin Firth was even nominated for a Best Actor Oscar. 當時奧斯卡得獎呼聲很高，柯林‧佛斯甚至獲得奧斯卡最佳男主角提名。
Talk to me about what it was like going into that very strange, I think, business when you're not used to it. 請談談進入那個滿不熟悉，我覺得啦，你又不習慣的產業是什麼感覺？
It felt totally natural to me. And, you know, I have to say, I've had a house in Los Angeles for a long time. I have an office there. 我覺得非常自然耶，我必須說，我在洛杉磯有一間房子很久了，在那裡也有一間辦公室。
I know a lot of people in the film industry. Everyone was incredibly supportive. There's a line, I think, that, you know, people in Hollywood can "nice" you to death. 我認識很多電影界的人，每個人都好支持我。我想有句話這麼說，好萊塢的人會對你好得要命。
So, when they're supportive, you have to kind of take it with a grain of salt, but they're incredibly polite, incredibly supportive. 所以，他們表示支持的時候，你可能得有所保留，不過他們就是非常有禮貌，並且非常支持我。
So, I thought, "Well, everyone thought I can really do this". It wasn't until after I had made my film that almost every interviewer said, 因此，我想：「每個人都認為我真的做得到。」直到我拍完電影後，幾乎每個採訪我的人都問：
"What was it like making a film and having it turn out as a success when everyone thought you were crazy?" And I thought... 「每個人都覺得你瘋了，但你拍的電影結果卻十分成功，那是什麼感覺？」然後我恍然大悟……
How sweet. 還真好心啊。
People thought I was crazy? You mean, people didn't actually think I could do this? Because I had a very clear picture of what I wanted the film to be. 大家認為我瘋了？你是說，其實大家認為我做不到？因為我想要這部電影怎麼呈現，我腦海中已經有個清楚的意像。
And I'm not going to say that there weren't things that I learned and that I didn't know, but directing a film is not that dissimilar to being a creative director of a large fashion house. 我不是說我沒有學到什麼，也不是說我無所不知，但是執導一部電影和當時尚大廠的創意總監，並沒有那麼不同。
First of all, you have to have a vision. That's the most important thing. You have to have something to say. Why does anybody need to see a Tom Ford film? 首先，你必須要有一個願景，那是最重要的事情。你必須要有想法想說。為什麼大家要看一部湯姆‧福特的電影？
Why does anybody need a Tom Ford jacket or a Tom Ford brand? So you have to have something to say. 為什麼大家要一件湯姆‧福特的外套或湯姆‧福特這個品牌？因此你必須要有你想說的想法。
Then, you have to hire a great team of people to help you realize that vision. 接著，你必須要聘雇一個優秀的團隊來幫助你實現那個願景。
And you have to create an environment where those people can be creative and give you their very best. 你必須創造一個環境，讓那些人發揮創造力，為你竭盡所長。
And then you have to also slowly guide, carefully, that team of people to help you realize your vision. 然後，你還必須慢慢地、小心翼翼地引導那個團隊的成員，來幫助你實現那個畫面。
How different is the public persona Tom Ford from the Tom Ford that only you and those closest to you know? 公眾人物的湯姆‧福特，和只有你和最親密的人才認識的湯姆‧福特，兩者間有什麼不一樣？
Very, very, very different. Of course, they cross. I mean, I've put an enormous amount of my personality into my brand. 非常、非常、非常不一樣，當然，它們有交集。我的意思是說，我把自己很大一部分的性格投入我的品牌當中。
But, I am actually -- and you won't believe it because I'm very confident sitting here talking to you -- very, very shy. 但是，我其實——你大概不會相信，因為我非常有自信地坐在這裡與你談話——非常、非常害羞。
I love to be alone. And, you know, I'm very, very different, I think. 我喜歡一個人獨處。我認為，非常、非常不一樣。
Because, you know, when your image is around and what you design is somewhat slick and very urban, people can think that you are just surface, 因為，當你的形象到處可見，你的設計又滿光鮮、都會的，大家會覺得你只有表象，
because that is what we produce in fashion. 因為那就是我們在時尚中創造的東西。
We produce surface, and film produces surface, too, by the way. 我們製造表象，順便一提，電影也是在製造表象，
There's an enormous amount of, you know, smoke behind those mirrors. And so, I'm very different. 充斥著大量虛幻、欺騙的手法。所以說，公眾的我和私下的我非常不一樣。