Yves Saint Laurent

I am no longer concerned with sensation and innovation, but with the perfection of my style.

I told myself repeatedly, 'One day you will be famous.'

I just tried to be an artist in my own metier.

I'm constantly looking for perfection.

I hate fashion. I don't have any fun doing it. A show terrifies me.

I'm so secluded. Very alone.

I'm very sure of myself - what I do and what I like.

I couldn't love a woman who inspired me to be totally disinterested. If I fell in love with a woman for an artistic reason, or from the point of view of my work, I think it would rob her of something.

I am very happy to design haute couture. It's a love story between couture and me.

I'd really like to be in closer contact with life. I'm a little too distant, I guess. I like to place myself outside.

Dressing is a way of life.

The big difference between couture and ready-to-wear is not design. It is the fabrics, the handwork, and the fittings. The act of creation is the same.