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" Working on fashion shows, you work with the designer and try to read his brain - what was in the creative process, what images did he have in his head? "

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" I never thought make-up was like brain surgery. "

" It was never in my mind to be famous. "

" Was I a businessman to start with? I'm not sure. I mean, that comes slowly, when you start having the products out. But at the same time, I was very determined. I knew that I had to make it work. I had no choice. "

" It really has stayed practically the same. It wasn't like I used to do wild punk make-up: no, I always had the same vision. "

" I love the architecture magazines and all of the French magazines for decoration or whatever. I end up enjoying them more sometimes than the fashion magazines. "

" It's very hard for me to photograph someone when I'm not attracted by who they are. "

" I love the dramatic idea of having nothing on. "

" Some people put a lot of fuss around them. I'm not an entertainer. Let's not get things confused. "

" You are born with this love; fashion and beauty are a part of who I am. "

" As a make-up artist, you always want to be in a good light, whether you're walking down the street or in a restaurant. It is a very key element to me; you can't apply good make-up in a bad light. "

" I fell in love with New York. I moved here 25 years ago in 1984 after I lived in Paris for six years. In the 1980s, it was the place to be. Here I was able to create NARS, which I would not have been able to create if I stayed in France. "

" From the start, I used a different kind of girl in Nars campaign images. My choice to use models of colour such as Alek Wek, Naomi Campbell and Karen Park Goude was absolutely a deliberate one. I felt that makeup was universal and should apply to everybody. "

" I remember this time I worked with Linda Evangelista on a shoot for Richard Avedon. I just put grease on her face, and it was beautiful. "

" Women don't want to feel like they're wearing makeup. I hope I was partly responsible for that. "

" There was a time when you would dream about, say, movie stars. Now, you virtually follow them into their bathroom when they're going to the loo. "

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" I'm very nostalgic - and I don't care. "

" In a lot of cases, makeup is a fantastic help, and that's why women love makeup in general. It's a fantastic way to help somebody look great. It's not the only way, of course, but it's a major accessory, along with hair, clothes, lighting, all those things. "

" A woman who hides behind a mask of makeup is still going to have to take it off at some point... and deal with reality. "

" Being a studio make-up artist and working on magazines was the only thing I wanted to do. "

" I think everyone deserves to look better and to look good. "

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" I made contours and all that, but in real life, you have to be very careful with that because you can go out in the street and look terrible. All those girls who show how to do contour, they do it quite well, but they're like makeup artists. They're in artificial light. "

" Women have to find their own personality, their own style, and what suits them the best. "

" Even with - the best make-up in the world won't look good if you don't cleanse and exfoliate and have a good basic regime. This is why one of my goals has always been to create a skincare line. "

" Makeup can make a woman look more beautiful at every age. "

" People have to learn that everybody is the same. If you wake up in the morning, even if you're a movie star, you look like everybody else. The reality is that makeup is there to help. That's what it's for. "

" I chose makeup over photography because there was something very sensual about makeup that I loved. But photography was always in the back of my mind. That was always something that I was very connected with: looking at magazines, enjoying photography, and then taking pictures myself when I was a kid. "