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2 'I don’t need to shop for food because I never eat.'
Karl Lagerfeld, pictured in 2003.
The World According to Karl (Thames & Hudson), £18.95, on sale September 2013.
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3 'My autobiography? I don’t have to write it. I’m living it.'
Karl Lagerfeld, pictured in 2004.
The World According to Karl (Thames & Hudson), £18.95, on sale September 2013.
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4 'When I was very young, my business was to work harder than the others to show them their pointlessness.'
Karl Lagerfeld, pictured in 2005.
The World According to Karl (Thames & Hudson), £18.95, on sale September 2013.
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5 'If I were a woman I’d have children: but I’m not a woman so that’s the end of that.'
Karl Lagerfeld, pictured in 2006.
The World According to Karl (Thames & Hudson), £18.95, on sale September 2013.
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6 'Fashion is a game that has to be played seriously.'
Karl Lagerfeld, pictured in 2007.
The World According to Karl (Thames & Hudson), £18.95, on sale September 2013.
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7 'Jogging pants are a sign of defeat. You’ve lost control of your life, so you go out in jogging pants.'
Karl Lagerfeld, pictured in 2008.
The World According to Karl (Thames & Hudson), £18.95, on sale September 2013.
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8 'A touch of humour and a bit of disrespect: that’s what a legend needs to survive.'
Karl Lagerfeld, pictured in 2010.
The World According to Karl (Thames & Hudson), £18.95, on sale September 2013.
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9 'I worked out a lot before I was 20. I was hard underneath. I had just a little padding. I was quilted. Always Chanel…'
Karl Lagerfeld, pictured in 2011.
The World According to Karl (Thames & Hudson), £18.95, on sale September 2013.
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10 'I hate intellectual conversations. I’m only interested in my own opinion.'
Karl Lagerfeld, pictured in 2012.
The World According to Karl (Thames & Hudson), £18.95, on sale September 2013.
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11 'I will never write my memoirs. Because I have nothing to say, and I would have to mention people I don’t want to talk about.'
Karl Lagerfeld, pictured in 2013.
The World According to Karl (Thames & Hudson), £18.95, on sale September 2013.
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