I think I should be a president. President of the United States.

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.

I needed to decide if I would still worship God if he allowed Matt to lose his eye.

The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits.

A friend is an emotional bond, just like friendship is a human experience.

I approach playing acoustic guitar more of as a percussive instrument. It's fragile. I don't have a lot of finesse when it comes to my guitar playing.

Relationship is the mirror in which you discover yourself - to be is to be related.

Freedom from mental distraction equals power.

I can talk to anybody but when it comes to somebody that I like, then I turn into like this five-year-old kindergartener in a sandbox.

We in the West must bear in mind that the poor countries are poor primarily because we have exploited them through political or economic colonialism.

Accessible local libraries are vital to communities and to children.

The Establishment likes people who take no responsibility and cannot respect themselves.