I am kind of like the guide, the leader of this discussion. It could be from me, it could be from other people, it could be a mixture. It's a real sort of guild. I lead it and direct it and inspire it.

I don't think of myself as anyone special, and I would not know how to define myself.

My energy comes from freedom and a rebellious spirit.

I'd rather [the collection] have no title. Journalists like titles. That's why I give them to you.

You can tell if it's a good collection if people are afraid of it. In ten years, everyone will love it.

Comme des Garcons is a gift to oneself, not something to appeal or to attract the opposite sex

Every time before a collection, I say, "I don't want it to come out. I want to cancel it. It's not good. I haven't achieved anything."