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 just am who I am. And then when people label me eccentric or different, Im kind of astonished because I think, This is completely normal. This is just how I am, its how Ive always been.

As I got older I looked at the world and I realised, we need armour. So my jewellery and clothes became my armour

I don't regard clothing as disposable, which is probably why I have so much of it!

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.

I think the world's just gone completely mad, with everyone wearing the same things, even celebrities.

Elizabeth Taylor was never told what to wear or paid to carry a certain handbag.