'It would have been difficult to have an ugly daughter'

'I hate massage and I don't believe in massage. I hate to be touched, I'm not John Travolta.'

'I think tattoos are horrible. It's like living in a Pucci dress full-time.'

'I don't know Heidi Klum. She was never known in France. Claudia Schiffer also doesn't know who she is.'

'It would have been difficult to have an ugly daughter.'

'I’m very much down to earth, just not this earth.'

'Normally, I don't recommend me for wedding dresses - they all get a divorce.'

'Kate Middleton has a nice silhouette and she is the right girl for that boy. I like that kind of woman, I like romantic beauties. On the other hand, her sister struggles. I don't like the sister's face. She should only show her back.'

'Sweatpants are a sign of defeat. You lost control of your life so you bought some sweatpants.'

'What I've done, Coco Chanel would never have done. She would have hated it.'

Over Yves Saint Laurent: 'He is very middle-of-the-road French-very pied-noir, very provincial.'