Veruschka von Lehndorff

In the Sixties, fashion was about liberation. It was about setting women free; it wasn't about being unable to walk.

My parents led this double life. They were in the underground movement to bring down the Nazis. My father was hanged for being a traitor.

It has not been hard to grow older, because I believe if you have something you believe in, that will keep you alive far more than plastic surgery or Botox.

I know that there are many things I could do, but I'm not interested. It's more important to be loving and to have a lively mind.

Fame, I mean, it's like a bubble, in a way. It's like something glittery, and it goes, and it can be forgotten fast.