Roberto Cavalli

"I began to speak well at a very advanced age - 15, 16, 17 years old. It was psychological: the trauma of war, my family and growing up on my own. I was more or less a street kid."

"I really admire a woman for her intelligence, her personality. Beauty is not enough."

"Leopard is an animal design, and my designs come from nature."

"Today, I'm very happy about myself, because I realized my dreams. I learned how to understand what people want."

"My dream, maybe because of my family, of course, was to be a painter. I chose in one moment the direction of textiles from textiles I went to fashion."

"I began to speak well at a very advanced age - 15, 16, 17 years old. It was psychological: the trauma of war, my family and growing up on my own. I was more or less a street kid."