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Tom Ford on the set. Photo by DP Eduard Grau.

On KCRW’s radio program The Treatment, film critic Elvis Mitchell interviewed fashion designer Tom Ford, now a first-time filmmaker, writing/directing/producing the feature, “A Single Man.” Some keynotes included:

• “Make a silent film.”
• “Reinforce the beauty in life.”
• “This is the first thing I’ve done in my life that is purely expressive. … When I design clothes, I design them to sell. … You could make a film this way too.”
• “I want to make a film that I’m proud of.”
• “When you love it, usually you can feel that on the other end. … They end up speaking to people. … I had to find my voice as a filmmaker.”
• “‘This is going to take 6 weeks.’ It took me 5 months [to edit].”
• “I don’t think beauty has to necessarily be expensive. … Necessity is the mother of invention.”
• “A lot of people advised me against it, but I decided to finance the film myself.”
• “When I have a film that I’m proud of, I’ll release it and then I’ll talk about it.”
• “We’re going to just hold the camera on you. … I used 3000ft. of film on that. I couldn’t just yell ‘cut.'”

You can listen to the show or download an MP3 at KCRW.com.

Also check out Laura M. Holson’s article for The New York Times, “Tom Ford: Design Director,” and Variety’s interview with the 27-year old DP, Eduard Grau.