When I was about 10 I ran away to see my father. He couldn't have cared less. He just took me back as soon as he could.

If you just do something, then you're a five-year wonder and, goodbye, you're gone. But if people feel it's worthwhile, not only do they copy but they want to learn how to do it To me, that's what it's all about. If someone were to ask me, 'What's the number one thing, in essence, that you left behind?' It was the teaching of others so that they could take my work and take it further.

It's okay saying sorry, but when you are drunk you say what you really feel.

To me hair dressing means shape. It's very important that the foundations should be right.

I was born in 1928 and by 1931 the Depression was beginning to mount.

Hairdressing in general hasn't been given the kudos it deserves. It's not recognised by enough people as a worthy craft.

Judaism is important to me from a tribal point of view.