At the age of 9, I read David Copperfield by Dickens. At 14, I read War and Peace by Tolstoy. They're both books I have reread regularly since. — Pierre Berge Copy Share Image
Geographically speaking, I was born on a French island - the île d'Oléron. Otherwise, I come from a milieu where culture was of the utmost importance. I learned music even before I learned to read. I always read books beyond… — Pierre Berge Copy Share Image
“Chanel gave women freedom. Yves Saint Laurent (YSL) gave them power.” — Pierre Berge Copy Share Image
I'm not an ascetic and please don't use the word zen, which is so lightly bandied about these days. Being zen . . .… — Pierre Berge Copy Share Image
Loving dogs is a question of anthropomorphism. We become attached to dogs because of the feelings we project on them. — Pierre Berge Copy Share Image
Let's talk about that for a moment, about the couple that Yves Saint Laurent and I were. Like all couples we went through "storms,"… — Pierre Berge Copy Share Image
I hate sentiment when it's inappropriate. I saw someone who went and saw an exhibition and came out in tears. If an exhibition drives… — Pierre Berge Copy Share Image
I had a Vincent van Gogh, a small Provençal landscape. We sold it. If you're going to have a van Gogh it should be… — Pierre Berge Copy Share Image
I am faithful up to the point of death. It's the only thing I respect. I never abandon anyone. I'm not talking about sexual… — Pierre Berge Copy Share Image
I've already bought another house in Tangier and the one in Deauville has been for sale for some time. As for Yves's Saint Laurent… — Pierre Berge Copy Share Image
I carried on buying paintings, works of art, and Yves Saint Laurent, if I may say so, had a right of inspection. We even… — Pierre Berge Copy Share Image
