I grew up in such a small city, I had to be popular or I'd be dead. So I had to be popular!

What I find most interesting in fashion is that it has to reflect our time. You have to witness your own moment.

Couture has a lot of issues today. Here in Paris there are oddly so few houses showing. And I'm not talking about the style. I'm talking about the sense of couture and these young actresses that you were talking about - they want long dresses that are not always the most innovative or the most interesting. So it's a bit lost.

It is the job of the editors to find somebody. I'm sorry, but you have to get out there and find them.

I think Rihanna is very interesting. But those people, the singers especially, know how to handle themselves because they're in the limelight. That's why it has grown into something where the model has stepped back - and I don't know if it's coming forward again.

I'd rather work with someone who likes what I do than create something for the red carpet that won't make me happy.

Your priority has to be the creativity - and build a brand. That's what everybody did - Balenciaga, Dior, Saint Laurent. That's the smart thing to do.