'Obviously, my tastes and my priorities have changed, Just because I'm a mother doesn't mean I'm not still a rebel and that I don't want to go in the face of convention and challenge the system. I never wanted to think in a robotic way, and I don't want my children to think that way, either. I think parents should be constantly questioning society.'

'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 …

'Family is everything. Family comes first. It's not what I expected it to be, but nothing ever is.'

'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).