Roberto Cavalli

“The big fish run the show. I'm a middle fish, but there are small fish that are poisonous.”

“Money is the most corrosive aspect of life today because it means that all attention to detail is forgotten.”

“Florence and art is something that is part of my life and is part of myself.”

“Sometimes incompetence is useful. It helps you keep an open mind.”

“Leopard is an animal design, and my designs come from nature.”

“I am a helicopter pilot. Something that gives me pleasure sometimes is taking my helicopter to go high, 2000 meter, 6000 feet, to go there and feel like a bird. In this moment I feel free.”

“When I go to a restaurant and they say, 'We're fully booked,' I say, 'It's Roberto Cavalli,' and they say, 'I will check'. I love it!”

“I would like the people that buy my clothes to understand that for me it's one small piece of art.”

“In my planet, fashion, I'm the only straight man.”

“In the evening every man looks the same. Like penguins. Women have a special dress for that event; men, the same tuxedo.”

“There is a real vulgarity in the way women dress at the moment. They show off too much and try too hard. They don't understand where the line is between sexy and vulgar. I know where that li...”