I really try to understand what people are saying and answer as honestly as I can. But sometimes it's like they try to tie you into knots. That's why I mostly steer clear of the popular press. I try not to read . . . Well, I never read gossip press. I just read books. And I never switch on the TV any more.

I don't dress for effect, and I think that it never works out when someone does.

Life is full of banana skins. You slip, you carry on.

I practice stoic philosophy. As a human being, you may have emotions, but these don't need to affect your soul. The two are not one.

There hasn't been anything real since grunge. That was the last movement led by music or an art form.

I never read gossip press. I just read books. And I never switch on the TV any more.

Fashion is not just about trends. It's about political history. You can trace it from the ancient Romans to probably until the '80s, and you can see defining moments that were due either to revolutions or changes in politics.