I certainly can't complain. I work six days a week, if not seven, and eighteen hours out of twenty-four - fortunately, with a great deal of pleasure. Why? Because I only do something if I want to do it; I need to feel a desire, to find pleasure in moving forward, creating, moving, inventing.

The nature of fashion is family. You see that at almost every house, it was owned first by a family. It wasn't owned by a bank.

How do you stand out as a fashion ad campaign? By using people off the street it does generate buzz.

The problem with couture is not designers; it's what happens when the couturier will no longer be there.

I like the dream, like fantasy dresses. Women can dream at 9 in the morning and at 10 o’clock at night, it doesn’t matter. I think it is also important for me to make it pragmatic and practical and wearable. I always say, 'If you can’t eat it, it’s not food, and if you can’t wear it, it’s not fashion, it is something else.'

Run away from laziness; work hard. Touch intuition and listen to the heart, not marketing directors. Dream.

I don’t take drugs because if I did I’d love them–I’d be a junkie. And because I’m Jewish, I’d probably be a dealer, too.