Children are the last thing I want. I hate all children. For other people, it's fine, but not for me. I was born not to be a family person.

Only the minute and the future are interesting in fashion.

There are so many third-rate people now who are more famous than people who should be famous, but sometimes people who could or should be famous are very boring, too.

The smell of a freshly printed book is the best smell in the world.

I had an interview once with some German journalist - some horrible, ugly woman. It was in the early days after the communists - maybe a week after - and she wore a yellow sweater that was kind of see-through. She had huge tits and a huge black bra, and she said to me, "It's impolite; remove your glasses." I said, "Do I ask you to remove your bra?"

The motivation is doing for doing, not [for] having done.

Buy only because something excites you, not just for the simple act of shopping.