Karl Lagerfeld

“Fortunately there is more wealth in the world than there was at the time of the global economic crisis of 1929 - Chinese, Indian, Arab and Russian.”

“I had nearly finished school because I was making effort not that bad on that. But there was a law in Germany after the war. You could not make your final examination before 18, so lots of p...”

“People like me were supposed to be into exclusivity, unapproachable. That's what I hate most. I think it's very demode.”

“100 percent a huge fan of Beyonce. If I see her, I will faint. I've met her before. I just get really nervous and quiet - I just shut up and bow down.”

“But if I have a lot of imagination, I could tell myself whatever I wanted, you know. I handle myself quite well. I'm kind of fascist with myself, you know. There's no discussion. There is an...”

“I'm kind of fascist with myself, you know.”

“Is there a way to design a room in my house where I float around? I would quite enjoy that. It's nuts.”

“I think it's horrible that people have to be told. Don't smoke! Everybody knows it's bad for the health. But they have to forbid it.”

“Foreigners don't want to invest any more in France - and this is not working.”

“Personally, I don't wear fur.”

“I'm not very gifted for hairdos. I don't like gel and all those products.”

“I don't eat bubble gum, but I like the smell.”

“My childhood was endless - from eight to 18 felt like hundreds of years.”

“I wanted to become an illustrator as a child.”

“I like the discipline of well-cut, impeccable clothes. I think it's a very healthy discipline.”

“I was always told as a child by my mother that you always have to be impeccable, even when you go to bed.”

“I'm a total puritan, but I found Jacques' adventures amusing. We couldn't be further apart. I am a Calvinist toward myself and totally indulgent toward others.”

“The iPod completely changed the way people approach music.”

“I'm an iPod person.”

“Work is making a living out of being bored.”