I never had to learn English, French and German because I was brought up as all three languages. I had a private French teacher before I even went to school. That helped a lot.

Adele is another problem. I never said that she was fat. I said that she was a little roundish; a little roundish is not fat. But for such a beautiful girl... after that she lost eight kilos [17.6 pounds] so I think the message was not that bad.

The purpose of life is life.

I'm a working-class person, working with class.

You come first, the clothes later. Reinvent new combinations of what you already own. Be creative.

One is never over-dressed or underdressed with a Little Black Dress.

If you want respect for your past, it means that you have a problem with your present and even more with your future.