“ I was always shouted at by my teacher because I would draw straight on the table in the school. Christian Louboutin
“ When a woman puts on a heel, she has a different posture, a different attitude. She really stands up and has a consciousness of her body. Christian Louboutin
“ The higher the better. It's more about an attitude. High heels empower women in a way. Christian Louboutin
“ My relationship with shoes has always been linked to shoes, women, women in their shoes and performance. Christian Louboutin
“ I'd already decided I wanted to design shoes after I saw a sign in the Museum of African and Oceanic Art forbidding high heels. Well, who could resist? Christian Louboutin
“ I'm a designer, and I think if you work in fashion, you have to give people fantasy. Christian Louboutin
“ A good host is someone who really takes care of everyone, from the food to their daily programme. I can't. Christian Louboutin
“ A shoe is not only a design, but it's a part of your body language, the way you walk. The way you're going to move is quite dictated by your shoes. Christian Louboutin
“ Being on a trapeze is like dreaming. I feel totally outside of myself when I'm flying. You know, designing shoes, my imagination is flying in my drawings. Christian Louboutin
“ I never wanted to design clothes. I never wanted to work for the fashion industry. Shoes sort of belong to the fashion industry, which is why I'm part of the fashion industry. But that's never been my… Christian Louboutin
“ I never was interested in being part of the fashion world - I just wanted to design shoes. I didn't even know 'Vogue' existed when I was growing up. 'Vogue,' what is that?' Christian Louboutin
“ I would say that a good shoe is exactly like a good wine. These shoes are going to stay and last for a long time. Christian Louboutin
“ Fruit in the morning is such a big joy for me. I like to grab fruit from the tree, et cetera. I don't feel that way with vegetables. Fruit, you can eat it at any time, any moment, in any type of situa… Christian Louboutin
“ I never wanted to work in fashion. At age 12 or 13, I wanted to design for showgirls - for the theater! And I was crazy for the Hollywood of the 1950s: Dietrich, Elizabeth Taylor, Jennifer Jones. They… Christian Louboutin
“ I'm very detail oriented. Everything that takes a lot of dedication and creativity I do in the morning when there is light and I'm really concentrated. Christian Louboutin
“ My father, who was a cabinetmaker, told me, 'Wood has a grain and if you go into the grain, you have beauty. If you go against it, you have splinters - it breaks.' And I took that as my view of life.… Christian Louboutin
