I adore artifice. I always have.

If it isn't a passion, it isn't burning, it isn't on fire, you haven't lived.

Where Chanel came from in France is anyone’s guess. She said one thing one day and another thing the next. She was a peasant—and a genius. Peasants and geniuses are the only people who count and she was both.

When I discovered dancing, I learned to dream.

You gotta have style. It helps you get down the stairs. It helps you get up in the morning. It's a way of life. Without it, you're nobody.

Elegance is innate. It has nothing to do with being well dressed. Elegance is refusal.

The personality is a work of art.