I have been offered the highest paid contracts in the world. I refused them all. It's not my thing. I don't want to cheat people.

You know Sarkozy offered me the Legion d'honneur medal? I refused. People said I refused because I don't like Sarkozy, but that's ridiculous. I refused because I don't like decorations - except on women.

As for success, I don't care for it. It is a fragile thing.

I'm happier about my friends than I am about my work. I still have a long way to go with work. My friends, that's the one thing I'm sure about.

As I said many times, the fashion world, its system, can be disturbing.

There are certain people I am allergic to. I even intervene when I don't like a customer; I rush in and check all the names. If I don't like them, I don't take them.