Explore Quotes by Carine Roitfeld

I'm not the girl next door.

If Caravaggio was a photographer today, I would love to work with him. I love his dark vision - I have a dark vision.

The fashion industry certainly has its obscene sides. The cost of a coat can be obscene. So can the cost of a photo shoot if you're working with a really good photographer.

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

When you give a lot of confidence in people and you don't get it back, you are a bit disappointed, but it's life.

I see girls who are so skinny on the catwalks, and I know so many of them destroy their lives and their family's lives.

One time, a burglar came to my apartment, so we called the police. My son was here, so I think they left before they tried to steal something. So the police come to my apartment, and they say, 'Oh my God, did they steal everything?' I was like, 'No, it was like that!'

Fashion is supposed to be light and not try too hard.

I get on well with models, and I like to treat them well.

I never like to wear too much makeup, and sometimes the best makeup is when it's not too perfect. I like to sometimes apply my makeup with my fingers.

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

Blogs are quite a new development - now, everyone wants to know you, everyone wants to know everything about you. And you can build a following that way. In a way, it's a good thing if you want to create a buzz around yourself.

It is good to be in front of the lens to appreciate more being behind the lens.

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

You don't choose your public; your public chooses you.

To be a good model, you have to be very smart.

You can't put yourself into competition with a magazine like 'Vogue.' You have to create something new, something different.

People always say, 'You look like Iggy Pop.'

Just because someone is holding a gun doesn't make an image controversial. It all depends on where you put the gun, who is holding it.

London Fashion Week isn't the most organised, but I don't mind that. It's such an exciting place - it's small and cool.

When I was working with Tom Ford, he would just look at me and ask, 'Will you wear it?' I'd say, 'Ah, too long, too short, lower waist, deeper V, unbutton' - that sort of thing. I don't create clothes, but I definitely know how to make them come alive.