For me the working of hair is architecture with a human element.

For nine years I worked to change what was hairdressing then into a geometric art form with color, perm without setting which had never been done before.

You either create something and you keep it a secret and you die with it, or you can benefit the craft.

Most people have excellent necks. Now they cover them with curtains, which is kind of ridiculous. But there are some beautiful necklines that you can cut into and create wonderful backs, as well as bone structure for the face.

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.

From my point of view, there is a tremendous amount to be said for secular humanism.

I got a telegraph from my mother who said that my step-father had had a heart attack, come home and earn a living. So I went back to England and the only thing I knew to earn any cash was through hairdressing.