Alas, passion is conducive to certain other things because when you have too much passion and you have too much work, you possibly end up having black holes. The danger is too much passion.

The secret of toe cleavage, a very important part of the sexuality of the shoe; you must only show the first two cracks.

You realize how much fun we did have, with no money at all. We'd stay in peoples' homes in Tangiers. When you're young, you invite yourself.

Trends don't interest me.

About half my designs are controlled fantasy, 15 percent are total madness and the rest are bread-and-butter designs.

I don't like very young women very much. Never did.

Really, the '70s and '80s were a blur.