I didn't consider myself a fashion designer at all at the time of punk. I was just using fashion as a way to express my resistance and to be rebellious. I came from the country, and by the time I got to London, I considered myself to be very stupid. It was my ambition to understand the world I live in.

The only possible effect one can have on the world is through unpopular ideas.

There is no hierarchy of values any more. Real progress is due mainly to human genius, and that's rare, and usually stems from a real elite, from a hierarchy.

Journalists are usually quite jealous people, especially of intellectuals who are supposed to be in fashion.

There is so much that people take for granted.

Sometimes you need to transport your idea to an empty landscape and then populate it with fantastic looking people.

I do have reasons for what I do. I am a very political person, and I really think if you put these clothes on, you will look like a force to be reckoned with.