Quotes from Karl Lagerfeld

I spent my childhood in the country and started reading even before going to school. There was nothing else in my life but sketching and reading.

Doing collections, doing fashion is like a non-stop dialogue.

I don't look at my old work. I mean, they made nice books; the books were made without me, the one from last year and the one from this year. I - personally, I'm not interested in my own past. I'm only interested in today - perhaps tomorrow.

No, I'm not a French designer either. I'm from nowhere. I'm a European, old European is all I am.

Is there a way to design a room in my house where I float around? I would quite enjoy that. It's nuts.

The couture is what a certain kind of clientele wears. But it's amusing to do because you do it piece by piece. It's another concept. It's much more work.

Work is making a living out of being bored.

I like to reinvent myself — it's part of my job.

Greece needs to work on a cleaner image. It's a big problem, as they have this reputation of being so corrupt.

It's only I have seen enough of it and the funny thing is now, I know that I'm skinny, because I know there are even smaller clothes in the store. I think I'm big, when I was big, I never thought about it.

No. I mean those people really did something for designers I don't think department stores can, could or should do still today. Today the world is different so you have to make it differently. There's TV. There's a lot of things.

I never drink anything hot; I don't like hot drinks, very strange.

For me, New York is comfortable, not strange.

Nothing makes you look older than attempting to look young.

At my age, I don't need to be a sexy bundle of muscles, thank you very much.

I don't care if people I admire criticize me because their opinion is valuable to me.

The best way to know people is to work with them.

I hate leisure, except reading. I'm really a person made to work, if sketching is considered work.

I don't have any stress. I'm very lucky. I live a very healthy life.

Start your diet during a period of optimism and happiness.

What i like about photographs is that they capture a moment that's gone forever, impossible to reproduce.

The elegance is as physical, as moral quality that has nothing common with the clothing. You can see a countrywoman more elegant than one so called elegant woman.

Don't overact the story of your name. Overact the story of your work.

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