Authors:
  • My inspiration is really very simple: I'm struck by things that I want to know more about. I really do react just as a curious person: who is this person? What's the story behind this situation? Why do people like this or dislike this thing?

    "Ask the Author Live: Susan Orlean on Jean Paul Gaultier". Liva chat, www.newyorker.com. September 16, 2011.