“The first things I made were absolute pig's ears. I didn't understand ...” — Esme Young Quote

“The first things I made were absolute pig's ears. I didn't understand about facings, or finishings, or anything.”

“Young designers will often look at things in a different way, and when I was first designing, that's exactly how I felt. People would say, 'That is wrong,' but 'That' was how I wanted it.”

“Even making clothes for Hollywood films, you do not get paid silly money. It is hard work and takes time.”

“Reading - the best state yet to keep absolute loneliness at bay.”

“As a fan and collector of 'MAD' magazines as a kid, I am well aware that my art is unworthy. I remain in absolute awe of 'MAD' artist Mort Drucker and loved Wally Wood and Harvey Kurtzman and Al Jaffee and Don Martin and Angelo Torres and Peter Kuper and Sergio Aragones.”

“But I recognize no infallible authority, even in special questions; consequently, whatever respect I may have for the honesty and the sincerity of such or such an individual, I have no absolute faith in any person.”