'I am my own experiment. I am my own work of art.'

'What else is there for me to conquer? Hopefully my ego. How will I know when I've succeeded? When I stop caring what anyone thinks.'

'One must dare to show what he wants. You have to go and ask for things rather than wait for them to happen.' (Crillon Hotel, Paris, November 1998).

'There are moments when I can't believe I'm as old as I am. But I feel better physically than I did 10 years ago. I don't think, Oh God, I'm missing something.'