When I discovered dancing, I learned to dream.

God was fair to the Japanese. He gave them no oil, no coal, no diamonds, no gold, no natural resources — nothing! Nothing comes from the island that you can sustain a civilization on. What God gave the Japanese was a sense of style—maintained through the centuries through hard work and the disciplines of ambition.

This is a weakness of the world. Someone thinks they've discovered something for the first time. They want to be authoritative about it.

The best thing about London is Paris.

Balenciaga did the most delicious evening clothes. Clothes aren't delicious any more.

I've always remained totally myself, which is to say, without an idea... of what to do.

Truth is a hell of a big point with me. Now I exaggerate—always.