"I'm a New York story." — Steve Madden

My strengths as a businessman lie in the design and sale of women's shoes, and I have never been comfortable with complicated or technical legal or business documents.

I am guilty of stupidity, arrogance, and greed.

I could design an $800 shoe line; it's easy. You use the best materials and you can make beautiful shoes. It's easier than making great shoes for $90.

I don't fret much about the natural life spans of shoe companies. If stores don't do the right things, they cease to exist, and that doesn't trouble me at all.

There are a lot of people who get support from a thriving business.

So much of design is context.

I'd like to work with Damien Hirst.

Growing is an important part of the business, but more important than that is to get better.

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I'm a New York story.