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 Design
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. You have to follow the grain - to be sensitive to the direction of life. -Christian Louboutin Beauty
A good host is someone who really takes care of everyone, from the food to their daily programme. I can't. -Christian Louboutin Food
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 Attitude
Istanbul is inspiring because it has its own code of architecture, literature, poetry, music. -Christian Louboutin Poetry
The higher the better. It's more about an attitude. High heels empower women in a way. -Christian Louboutin Attitude
My relationship with shoes has always been linked to shoes, women, women in their shoes and performance. -Christian Louboutin Relationship
The higher the better. It's more about an attitude. High heels empower women in a way. -Christian Louboutin Women
Even today, I am still very child-like while designing. It's a bit like Christmas - each of your designs you create is like unravelling your presents. -Christian Louboutin Christmas
If I'm in the country, my big idea is to do nothing. It means talking, it means cooking with the leftovers in the fridge - l'art d'accommoder les restes - it means gardening. -Christian Louboutin Gardening
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 Imagination
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 situation. I like everything about fruit; I like the color. -Christian Louboutin Morning
I was born in Paris in the mid-1960s, and by the time I was 12 I had started going to the movies by myself. Most of the movies of that period never appealed to me. I didn't like the 'naturalism,' the sad or the 'down-to-earth' characters. What I wanted from film was fantasy, dreams, funny situations, extravagant decor - and beautiful women. -Christian Louboutin Sad
People say I am the king of painful shoes. I don't want to create painful shoes, but it is not my job to create something comfortable. I try to make high heels as comfortable as they can be, but my priority is design, beauty and sexiness. I'm not against them, but comfort is not my focus. -Christian Louboutin Beauty
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 Time
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 Morning
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 Good
I was always shouted at by my teacher because I would draw straight on the table in the school. -Christian Louboutin Teacher
Istanbul is inspiring because it has its own code of architecture, literature, poetry, music. -Christian Louboutin Architecture