DASHA ZHUKOVA

There is a very strong theatre-going tradition in Moscow. It has stayed strong.

I definitely feel Russian. I feel Russian, but at the same time when I'm in the States I feel at home, too.

I like messy. What fun is tidy?

I have a few pieces that I got for my birthdays or that I bought for myself: I acquire things that speak to me and put them on my wall. When I see things I like, I just know.

I don't see myself as a person who just does one thing. I understand that sometimes that might sound a bit unprofessional. But I disagree.

The more I read, the more I realise what I don't know.

The thing is, I grew up in L.A., so I had this unique opportunity to live in both communist Russia and see that life, and then move to America as a young girl and experience a completely different life.

If a stranger is writing something completely fictitious, or insulting me on a blog or a tabloid, I don't take it personally.

Anyone who doesn't know anything about art knows the name of at least one artist.

I haven't spent years in fashion making friends and making enemies.

There is a huge thirst for knowledge among the younger generation for contemporary art, but most of them learn about it by going on the Internet.

Money grants you freedom, I guess.

I have more ideas than I know what to do with. I guess I'm a bit of a fantasist and a daydreamer - all sorts of things come to me during the day.

I had a happy childhood: extremely outdoorsy and independent.

I think one of my strengths is that I can always take advice, and I can delegate. I know a lot of people feel the need to do everything themselves, but I am not one of them.

My time at Pop has been a transformative experience that I am extremely proud of. It has afforded me the chance to collaborate with some of the greatest creative minds in the world, and I'm thankful to Ashley Heath and Bauer Media for the opportunity.

I'm not interested in business for business's sake.

'Garage Magazine' has a strong track record of promoting diversity and racial and gender equality in the worlds of art and fashion and will continue in our mission to stir positive debate on these and other issues.

Russian women like to be feminine. Even if it's minus-10 degrees and snowing, a Russian woman will still be in her stilettos.

When you're in a situation that is foreign to you, you just have to pull yourself together and adapt.

I believe in the freedom of choice in both life and death.

England has a long history of supporting alternative medicine - maybe it's because they don't have such a strong pharmaceutical industry in England, and homeopathy has been taught and promoted there for hundreds of years.

It's important to know how to operate within the system you are existing in.

I am drawn to humorous art that is ironic.

I have had an interest in art since childhood. I loved to draw as a child and still do.