I believe in the Yves Saint Laurent woman who either has her hands in the pockets of her pantsuit or is holding her lover's hand. She doesn't need a bag.

Fashion's about extravagance, and everyone needs a bit of that.

Monsier Saint Laurent was pathologically shy, and he made the Saint Laurent woman in his own image. Like her, I am shy. And to protect myself, I adopted something of an androgynous look, just as his women did.

I need a lot of black on my eyes and a little shot of vodka to be brave, because you're beautiful when you relax.

In fashion, it’s always better to be an interesting person than a beautiful one. Character is much more fascinating than pure good looks.

I think I have character, and that is what people like in me.

My biggest icon is Liz Taylor because I don’t think she had great taste but I loved her energy.