'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).

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

'I pay attention to what's going on around me. I'm always looking for new energy, new talent, new voices. When you do that I think it's easier to come up with …

'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.'