“I do my job like I breathe — so if I can’t breathe I’m in trouble.”

“I like to reinvent myself — it’s part of my job.”

“People who do a job that claims to be creative have to be alone to recharge their batteries. You can’t live 24 hours a day in the spotlight and remain creative. For people like me, solitude is a victory.”

“The French say you get hungry when you’re eating, and I get inspired when I’m working. It’s my engine”

“I buy my shoes a size too small. I like the way it feels.”

“I like today and perhaps a little future still, but the past is really something I'm not interested in. So, as far as I'm concerned, I like only the past of things and people I don't know. When I know, I don't care because I knew how it was.”

“I'm never content with what I do. I live in a sort of permanent dissatisfaction. I think that's the secret to doing things well.”