What I find most interesting in fashion is that it has to reflect our time. You have to witness your own moment.

Fashion is a playground up until a certain age. But then you have to find your own signature and your own style.

Never forget that what becomes timeless was once truly new.

More than anything, I'm designing for a woman of today. I want to be a witness of my time.

I'd rather work with someone who likes what I do than create something for the red carpet that won't make me happy.

You never do things thinking you will make a big statement. It just happens sometimes and you are lucky.

In French we have this word déclic. It's when you have, suddenly, a light shining and you say, "This is what I want to do."

I put pressure on myself to propose something new - I think it's the minimum that you can do as a fashion designer.

For a long time, my uniform consisted of a trench coat, wide flared jeans, and little bottines - I copied a pair that my mother had in this theater place. I had, like, 10 pairs of the same shoes.

Your priority has to be the creativity - and build a brand. That's what everybody did - Balenciaga, Dior, Saint Laurent. That's the smart thing to do.

You need something that puts a little distance between what you really are and what you want to show; it's a shield, a protection.

Men ought to read the Bible and hear God speak.

Of course I love you. It is my fault that you have not known it all the while" (the flower to little prince)

Day and night cannot dwell together. The Red Man has ever fled the approach of the White Man, as the morning mist flees before the morning sun.

When you're a pop star, it's a little conservative; you always have to stay in a box. You have fans that are five and fans that are 65; there are so many people wanting so many things.

We have a right to expect a police force that protects our citizens and behaves in a responsible manner... in the American conscience there is no room for bigotry and racism.

God is the poet; men are but the actors. The great dramas of earth were written in heaven.

In the early days of the software industry, people cared about copyright and didn't give a damn about patents - they copied each other willy-nilly.

To know how to do something well is to enjoy it.

I don't know everything; is the first statement of wanting to know

Having children is exciting. Life puts the past into perspective.