I was three years old when I started drawing. I did it all my life.

You've got to know the rules to break them. That's what I'm here for, to demolish the rules but to keep the tradition.

The world needs fantasy, not reality. We have enough reality today

Fashion should be a form of escapism, and not a form of imprisonment.

There is no better designer than nature

People don't want to see clothes, they want to see something that fuels the imagination.

I think there is beauty in everything. What 'normal' people would perceive as ugly, I can usually see something of beauty in it.

If you're lucky enough to use something you see in a dream, it is purely original. It's not in the world - it's in your head. I think that is amazing.

There comes a time in your life when you focus solely on what you believe is right, regardless of what everybody else is doing.

For me, what I do is an artistic expression which is channeled through me. Fashion is just the medium.

When I'm dead and gone, people will know that the twenty-first century was started by Alexander McQueen.

My job is to inspire others to live full lives. Whether I do that through my writing or my actions are one in the same.

He sees those tears in your eyes. He knows the desire of your heart. And you will hear from Him-just in time to take the next step.

People like to be listened to, as every researcher knows – every researcher, every writer, every spy.

A thing of beauty is a boy forever.

Devout believers are safeguarded in a high degree against the risk of certain neurotic illnesses; their acceptance of the universal neurosis spares them the task of constructing a personal one.

I definitely worked really hard to evoke Frankie Valli, but not do a strict imitation, because I feel that a strict imitation is not as compelling to watch.

If god had meant us to use the metric system he would have given us ten finger and ten toes.

Jo had learned that hearts, like flowers, cannot be rudely handled, but must open naturally.

While I occasionally enjoy a bout of nostalgia, I would generally rather dream forward than backward.

Lozen is my right hand . . . strong as a man , braver than most, and cunning in strategy, Lozen is a shield to her people.