From The Elitism Of Luxury To The

A Perfume Is More Than An Extract It Is A Presence In Abstraction. A Perfume, For Me, Is A Mystique.

I Didn't Have A Happy Childhood.

To Be The Best In Your Field Is A Great Ambition, And Requires Discipline And A Huge Amount Of Effort. The Athletes Who Possess This Drive Are The Ones I Am Attracted To.

When I Was Younger, I Never Laughed. I Was Always Sour. If I Look At Pictures Of Me From The Past, I Never See A Smile. I Think It Came Out Of My Insecurity. I Had A Lot Of Complexes.

There Is A Danger In Becoming An Icon, As People Can See You As Remote And Untouchable, And They Are Less Willing To Tolerate You Doing Things That Don't Fit With Their Preconceived Idea Of You. Iconic Status Can Be Like A Pair Of Handcuffs, Especially If, Like Me, You Wish To Continually Stretch Yourself Creatively, As Warhol Did.