Pain is a part of life. I hated that fact. I would be much happier without it but then it wouldn't be my life.

Creativity is as important as literacy

I mix talents and friendship, which is not very professional, but it's my way of thinking. So I love Azzedine Alaia, because I've known him for 30 years, and he's making my dresses most of the time.

We should aim rather at leveling down our desires than leveling up our means.

I'd like to reach out to more women and different body types.

It is surely harmful to souls to make it a heresy to believe what is proved.

We got married in a fever hotter than a pepper sprout.

But there are things you can't consult anybody about.

You cannot separate any part from the whole: interdependence rules the cosmic order.

Take life slowly and deliberately, making sure to acknowledge the people who have helped you succeed along the way.

Do not fall into the error of the artist who boasts of twenty years experience in his craft while in fact he has had only one year of experience - twenty times.