Quotes from Dasha Zhukova

I am drawn to humorous art that is ironic.

I never yell or scream. I mean, definitely not at work. I never yell at anyone I work with.

The thing is, I grew up in L.A., so I had this unique opportunity to live in both communist Russia and see that life, and then move to America as a young girl and experience a completely different life.

The Internet can give young people a fantastic platform to become financially independent and have global businesses without leaving Russia.

There is a huge thirst for knowledge among the younger generation for contemporary art, but most of them learn about it by going on the Internet.

I believe in carbon offset initiatives, in eco-villages, in the sustainable regeneration of the tropical rainforest.

People have the freedom to say what they want, and I get it - mean stuff sells better than nice stuff.

If you're a devoted collector of design, you seek out objects you can love to live with but also live in.

I'm very proud of Soviet aesthetics.

I have always dreamed of bringing an exhibit of Mark Rothko to Moscow.

I guess artists are living inspiration. There's something very pure about a person that fantasizes. I like hearing their stories, watching them work. Their take on the world interests me. It's not unified.

I'm not interested in business for business's sake.

Overall, I'm not upset at the press.

I have had an interest in art since childhood. I loved to draw as a child and still do.

It's important to know how to operate within the system you are existing in.

I think one of my strengths is that I can always take advice, and I can delegate. I know a lot of people feel the need to do everything themselves, but I am not one of them.

I feel like anything I've ever done, I've been strongly advised not to do.

Anyone who doesn't know anything about art knows the name of at least one artist.

I believe in the freedom of choice in both life and death.