I was never conscious that I was becoming an icon or I'm not an icon, because my family, my kids, my husband keep me down-to-earth.

When Tom Ford asked me to consult for Gucci, I had never consulted in my life. I didn't know what consulting was, and look, we made something amazing.

I'm not a Facebook girl. Even though there is a fake Facebook with my name, it's not me. I'm not on Twitter; it's not me.

Sometimes pressure can be good, and it gives you a lot of energy to do something.

'Grandmother' doesn't mean that you have gray hair and you retire and stay home cooking cakes for your grandchildren.

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.

I think the 'Harpers Bazaar' woman is not a fashion victim; she understands fashion but is not a victim, you know.

You discover yourself through the research of your work.

My father was very chic. My mum was always encouraging me. Some parents would say, 'Why don't you be a lawyer, a doctor, or something more important?' They never said that.

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.

When you're writing, you're on your own, and I like to work as a team.

'Vogue' is a very specific world. You are 'Vogue,' or not 'Vogue.'

I think it is good when something can stay interesting for a long time. It's not just a trend for one month.

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 saw 'The Devil Wears Prada.' I don't think it's a reality.

What is chic is just to be perfect, like magical, no?

I miss my parents. But still, my granddaughter, my daughter, my grandma, you know, so it's very important for me. You lost your parents, but a new baby comes. It's like the cycle of fashion.

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

A magazine is not just one person. And a fashion shoot is the same!

I'm not a superhero - I'm a super worker!

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

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

Yes, I can speak a bit and I can read and write in Russian. I learned it from my grandmother who raised me with all the Russian fairytales.

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.

I'm not a nostalgic person: I never look back; I always forget.

When you're getting old, obviously you try to put on the best cream, you have massages, you try to stay beautiful, but I think wrinkles can sometimes be more beautiful than having none.

Paris is mostly retired people - I love it, and it's a beautiful city, but it's quite slow.

Fashion shows used to be more crazy. Now they've become a bit too serious.

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

I keep my old friends, and get older with them, but push young. It's good to be surrounded by kids, because they keep you young.

Most makeup campaigns are not in black and white.

When a designer creates, he looks at the world around him.

The hair and makeup is very important in a fashion picture. When I create a look for a girl, it starts with the makeup. Sometimes it takes an entire day to find the look.

Makeup can help you capture a moment.

I think that something needs to be weird in order to have a real beauty.

In photo shoots, I rely on instinct. Which is not to say I don't bring ideas to a project or consider it beforehand.

I hate people who over intellectualize. It bores me deeply.

Either you are a good Virgo or a crazy Virgo! The good Virgo side of me is educating and raising the children - being there for them.

I've always used black girls on the runway, because I think they're beautiful. I don't need people to tell me, 'You need to use black girls.' I did for 20 years; it's not a new thing for me.

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

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

If I like a make-up artist's look, even if nobody knows about her, I use her. New people give me energy.

'Vogue' is a bigger name than my name.

I think when I became a grandmother my life changed a lot, and I think I changed personally.

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

I think that Americans, they love comfort more than Europeans. Americans created the T-shirt, the sweat pants, and they create the best sporting shoes.

I hate mules. I hate the noise when someone walks with mules. Clomp, clomp, clomp. I think it's very not chic. I don't even like a flip-flop. I don't like this noise.

The reason I call my book 'Irreverent' is because there were a lot of pictures that were very irreverent. Maybe I could call my book 'Forgiving' because maybe I made a lot of errors, too.

If I'm doing something in fashion, I will try to respect the 'laws' of the business, but I will try to keep my integrity and my respect for the designers and for my readers.

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