This is a great shame, but of course there have to be some things in life that not everybody can have, and great perfume is one of them.

When I arrived in America, I had these very dark red nails which some people objected to, but then some people object to absolutely everything.

If it's not there in fashion, fantasize it.

Never worry about the facts. Just project an image to the public.

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.

Prettiness is not a rent you pay for occupying a space marked 'female'

One thing I hold against Americans is that they have no flair for the rain. They seem unsettled by it; it's against them: they take it as an assault, an inconvenience! But rain is so wonderfully cleansing, so refreshing, so calming...