Carine Roitfeld Quotations | Page 3

I started as a writer for magazines, and soon they asked me to illustrate my stories. I started from the bottom of the bottom. And I climbed the stairs, one by one.

The Russians are very much more up and down than the French.

The Russians are extreme people: they are generous but crazy at the same time. They always have something to say, and I really like that.

Sometimes you think you aren't a good mama; you always feel a bit guilty when you're a mom. You want to be everywhere.

Sometimes, when you go to airport and look at the people, you see the worst looks - but the worst looks can give you more ideas than the best looks.

People say I look like my father. My son is very much like him.

The most important thing is posture: when you get old, it's the way you walk, the way you stand, that shows it.

It's very difficult for designers today. How can someone produce so many shows? Now the minimum is four a year.

It is very wrong to sleep in your make-up, but when you wake up the next morning, I think it looks very good.

It's always fun when people ask you for advice.

It's interesting to know how much you are worth.

I want more women to run countries. There'd be more peace on Earth.

I want to be the Joan of Arc of fashion. I want to be the link between the runway and the real woman.

I'm not bad-looking, but I'm not a beauty, either.

I love if someone invites me to a restaurant, so I don't know if that's a feminist.

In Japan, you can learn how to make a bunch of flowers. This is an art. Tea ceremony, it's an art.

I know that people in fashion and people in general hate to be filmed.

If Kate Moss hadn't been booked when she was 14, Kate Moss might not exist.

I never think I have to prove something.

If people ask me to describe my look, I always say: 'Quite classic with an edge.'

If you are a reader of 'Harper's Bazaar,' to me, you are a woman who loves fashion, but not just fashion; you love fashion, you love travel, you love art, you love music.

If you listen too much, you won't be able to create.

I like to surprise people. I try to take risks.

I love the noise of my wooden clogs on my wooden floor. Dancers wear clogs. They're good for you.

I always try to be nice to the paparazzi because finally, maybe one day, they won't ask for me, and I will regret it.

I definitely want to work on a project with young designers, not just French but international.

I do think fashion is fun! Much more than people think.

I don't think because you have money you have taste... Education and money - this is quite rare. No?

I am very lucky in that I can eat what I want and don't have to follow any special diet.

I am very excited to be able to work more with young designers and support them.

I am very surprised by someone like Alexander Wang. I am amazed how he is good with fashion, with business, with public relations himself, with an attitude in his clothes that is spoken immediately.

I am not a celebrity. I work with celebrities, and it is very difficult. When a celebrity wears a dress, it's good for business, so brands fight for the red carpet. Me? I don't like it, because fashion becomes a job about dressing celebrities. And it's a bit boring.

I don't think the woman in French 'Vogue' was an object. She was always a real woman.

I could live very quietly, do advertising to earn money.

The less you have, the more you enjoy.