I wanted to become a cartoon artist, a portrait artist, and an illustrator. This was my first idea.

I am a fashion person, and fashion is not only about clothes - it's about all kinds of change

I'm German in my mind, but from a Germany that doesn't exist any more.

Yes, some people say to me you're too skinny, but never a skinny person says that to me, only people who could lose a few pounds say that.

The best ideas I've had in my life are those I saw in my sleep, in the early morning.

When I was a child I asked my mother what homosexuality was about and she said - and this was 100 years ago in Germany and she was very open-minded - 'It's like hair color. It's nothing. Some people are blond and some people have dark hair. It's not a subject.' This was a very healthy attitude.

I live my memoirs, I don’t have to write them down.