Alexander McQueen Quotes

The only one who is alive today and still being talked about is Pierre Cardin.

Who will remember Anna Wintour in the history of fashion? No one.

He [Prince] changed the world!!A true visionary.What a loss.I'm devastated.

Alexander McQueen's heartbreakingly premature death, at the height of his creativity and influence, has robbed the fashion world of a soaring and unique talent.

I got a lot of fans who are not even into fashion. So they look at me and wear what I wear because it's cool or looks cool.

I'd like to be for cinema what Shakespeare was for theatre, Marx for politics and Freud for psychology: someone after whom nothing is as it used to be.

What does legacy mean? I never think or go there.

Why should I ever get fed up talking about my father? He was a brilliant, colorful man who left us with thousands of memories. Most people remember his films, but I've got anecdotes and advice and episodes of real life tucked away inside my head.

Icon. What is an icon? When someone is iconic it means they have established a certain kind of legacy possibly, and I think it does come with time. It's something in the arts, I feel. Maybe not, maybe it doesn't have to be in the arts exactly. I'm not really sure. But I don't think you are born an icon.

I hope people will say, 'Mr. Valentino, he did something for fashion, no?'

I'm somebody who's really contributed to culture. Popular culture.

It's humbling and enthralling to know your legacy when you're alive.

Everyone loved Steve Jobs and the idea of Steve Jobs. Like a lot of people, I loved a man I never knew.

None of us really understood exactly how much Star Wars would affect us for the rest of our lives.

I don't think there's anyone who can be unaware of the relevance of Kate Moss, the effect that she's had on the fashion industry.

Steve Jobs was my hero.

I think Beyonce is every woman. She's superwoman, she's an extraordinary business woman, she's a force of fashion. She totally understands the way to communicate to millions and millions of fans.

Steve Jobs was a friend and mentor whom I miss more than I can say.

Lady Gaga is the Picasso of the entertainment world. She's very intelligent.

Beyonce's the kind of artist where you're not gonna see it till it's right.

Leigh Bowery is a legend. Everybody loves Leigh Bowery. Everybody should love Leigh Bowery.

They say don't meet your heroes, but when it comes to Bowie, he truly is the most brilliant person I've ever met.

I know there'll be comparisons, but I consider it an honor to be compared to Audrey Hepburn. She's a legend.

Josephine Baker is such an iconic woman that once you've touched her and she has touched you, it never goes away. I'm stuck with her. I'm sure 50 years from now, when they write my obituary, they will mention that I played Josephine Baker. It'll be on my epitaph.

Steve Jobs was a great friend as well as a trusted advisor. His legacy will extend far beyond the products he created or the businesses he built. It will be the millions of people he inspired, the lives he changed, and the culture he defined.