You put high heels on and you change.

You put high heels on and you change.

About half my designs are controlled fantasy, 15 percent are total madness and the rest are bread-and-butter designs.

My shoes are special shoes for discerning feet.

A lot of things trigger my inspiration. It can be the most banal things.

Everything is global now. It's not London, it's not Spain, it's not Italy - everything is everywhere. So you have to be everywhere, I guess.

I always love China, especially the old China.

I am insecure. Everyone's insecure.

I am not a movie star or a football player, I just do my thing.

I couldn't care less about business.

I do and re-do things that I used to do in a flash, because I want to be more perfectionist about these things. Maybe it sounds pompous and pretentious, but that's the way I feel.

I do think one should have clean feet.

I don't belong to anyone.

I don't consider myself a fashion designer.

I don't know why my shoes are so popular - I am always surprised and mystified by it.

I eat a lot of chocolate.

I get more tired by travelling than anything.

I hate celebrities.

I hate these platforms that are all over the place today; they are all about grabbing attention. They are suburban! I never do a platform. Well, I did, in the 1970s, but that was a bad experience.

I hate to travel with stuff.

I just don't get death at all. Yes, it's there. But I don't get it.

I like women with style to wear my shoes.

I never thought that I would sell to young people, but now girls who are 14 and 15 buy my shoes.

I never wanted to be the most famous, the most beautiful, the most extravagant.

I put everything I think is sexy into my shoes.

I think I am one of the smallest surviving brands.

I think of each new season as an evolution, not a change in style.

I was possessed by London.

I'm OK: I don't need money.

I'm like an old vampire, so it's important to talk to young people.

I'm mad for satin.

I'm very painful to deal with when I create a shoe.

I'm very self-critical.

If I look back I feel frightened, not happy, because my life is a bit of a mystery to me.

If I was a woman, I would be dressed in the same thing for a month and just change my hat and gloves. Maybe my shoes too; yes, I see what you mean but, really, it's jewels that change an outfit.

In London I feel free; nobody bothers anyone and everyone is free to express themselves.

Maintenance is terribly important.

Men tell me that I've saved their marriages. It costs them a fortune in shoes, but it's cheaper than a divorce. So I'm still useful, you see.

Most of the people nowadays send their things by internet. But I cannot work that way. I like to do it myself.

My mother has an incredible rigidity, which is very Catholic.

My mother is incredible. I mean, still is today.

My whole life has been a huge mistake, but what a divine mistake - doing something that I adore.

Papa died when he was 77.

Paris is paramount for fashion, always was - always will be.

People walk differently in high heels. Your body sways to a different kind of tempo.

Really, the '70s and '80s were a blur.

Some people just use beautiful things to just shop or to have a tribal feeling - 'Oh, blah, blah, blah, I'm wearing Hermes; blah, blah, blah, I'm wearing Saint Laurent; blah-blah blah' - because it's like a need, a tribe, recognition: 'Ahh, my Rolex.' But I run away from anything which is too recognizable - it's my nature.

Sometimes I hate a shoe in seconds.

The greatest luxury is being free.