I am a native Frenchwoman and proud of it.

Yes, I've often been threatened by hunters, by horsemeat butchers, and seal murderers... I am still alive!

I don't have the time or the desire to gaze at my navel.

I adore my houses - they're my refuge - but I detest more and more Saint-Tropez where it's impossible to live: invaded by tourists, social evenings, all of which I avoid and which terrorises me.

My favourite animals are dogs.

I don't think when I make love.

All of my causes, including the most radical, are motivated by the defense of animals.

I don't feel old or used up, and I don't have time to waste thinking about aging, because I live only for my cause.

I live the life of a farmer. I don't see how I could wear Lagerfeld's designs while feeding my goats. I have respect for Lagerfeld as a man, but I would have so much more for him if he, in turn, respected animals. We do not live in the same world.

Fur is not luxury: it is an industry of death and suffering.