Michele Lamy

“With the zodiac, if I wasn't a monkey, or maybe a dragon, I wouldn't talk about it.”

“I loved it in L.A. but I really feel at home in New York.”

“Boxing is a state of mind. It's a place where you just think about what you are doing, in the moment. Fascinating, like playing chess.”

“We were not a typical family.”

“I always hope there will be women like me out there.”

“The rings are the first things I put on in the morning; even before I make a cup of tea. The only time I take them off in the day is at the gym.”

“As artists, we do our best to create things that say something and are powerful.”

“I've always worn a lot of rings.”

“I wish I were Snoop Dogg.”

“Everybody wants to make history into what's good for them. It's very depressing.”

“Even for myself I often don't remember if I am 25 or 82.”

“Oh, my dear, I am famous for my scrambled eggs.”

“I spat out all my inner fears a long time ago.”

“To me, you live where you work, and then you go off for the weekend.”

“My parents were in the resistance, and that's why I was born to always try to be aware of what's going on.”

“I hate fighting, but I love boxing. It's such a liberating exercise.”

“To me, a restaurant has to look like it's been there forever. Whatever new design you do will be totally passe six months later. And when you go to a restaurant, it's like going to see your mom. You go there to be fed.”

“The first time I went to North Africa, when I was 17 or 18, I saw these Berber women with tattoos on their faces and their skin all wrinkled. I found that so beautiful. I soon discovered that I have Moorish ancestors!”

“I don't like the chip, chip, chip of working on little things. I love big machines and big bits of stone.”

“It is amazing seeing something come together when it is meant to be.”