When I was working in my first job engineering construction, what I liked the most was working with architects and making buildings that had this creative side coming from the architect and that were making them a big success.

From time to time, the Vienna Philharmonic could play without a conductor because they are so good.

I think in business, you have to learn to be patient. Maybe I'm not very patient myself. But I think that I've learned the most is be able to wait for something and get it when it's the right time.

In the luxury business, you have to build on heritage.

I am and will remain a tax resident in France and in this regard I will, like all French people, fulfill my fiscal obligations.

Oh, I was brought up in the north of France, and I had a very enjoyable childhood with my family working as entrepreneur.

What we do in our group is the opposite of the bad effects of globalization. We produce in Italy and in France and we sell to China, when usually it's the opposite.