You can hide so much behind theatrics, and I don't need to do that any more.

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.

Seek Not Every Quality In One Individual.

First of all, let it be remembered that I speak as an ex-Communist and one who has not testified before Congressional Committees, nor written works on the Communist conspiracy.

The fact of the matter is that the 'real world' is to a large extent unconsciously built up on the language habits of the group.

Think about it: What's the worst thing that can happen to you if you just totally go for it?

We want to believe we couldn't be replaced, and that the people we love are irreplaceable.

The reward of great men is that, long after they have died, one is not quite sure that they are dead

We may be born equal but we're not equally talented.

No one wants to see a boring tube sock.

I'm amazed at the Democrats and the media who do not know what's going on in my world. I know what's going on in theirs. I study 'em. I watch 'em every day.

Like great art, something essential dies when great jokes are explained. So what's the key to telling a good joke/creating great art timing.