There’s not a business or a master plan as far as I’m concerned. I take it week by week, and I don’t think you ever expect to be able to do the next thing.
There is never just one thing that leads to success for anyone. I feel it always a combination of passion, dedication, hard work, and being in the right place at the right time.
You have your personal life and you have work life; when it’s combined, it’s difficult.
What is the point of working all your life and then stopping?
As a designer, you are flattered to see anyone in one of your designs, whether it’s on a red carpet or passing by you in the market. It’s this wonderful little high every time.
Anyone who knows me knows I can be a control freak with things I love doing. I love doing fashion and I love writing, so everything I’ve done I’m really involved with, so it’s not really work to me because I’m enjoying it.
Love is not a maybe thing, you know when you love someone.
There’s always that one person that you always go back to.
I used to get taxed on my allowance. Yeah, I’ve been taxed since I was a little kid. And at the end of the year I had to pick a charity to donate my taxes to.
I love having a full schedule everyday and always being a little bit sleep deprived and just kind of love that lifestyle.
In high school I spent most of my time in jeans and T-shirts or Juicy sweats. We’re such a laid-back town. I mean, people wore bikinis under their clothes half the time, so you didn’t really get dressed up to go to school.
I think the level of criticism you’re under is never healthy. I think that’s why lots of people in Hollywood end up in rehab. There are the ups and downs. I was never a fan of the attention.
Staying physically active – walking or running every day – and eating healthily is the best way to stay fit.
One way to stay grounded in the entertainment industry is to surround yourself with very good people that will constantly remind you how uncool you are.
Take a moment each day to focus on the good, and then try to carry that with you throughout the day, because while bangs don’t look good on everyone, confidence does.
I’ve spent years saying no to things. It’s important to be selective with both projects and partners.
Purses are dreamt up by artists, not architects.
I like to know exactly what’s being put into my food.
When you are working really hard and you’re really focused on your career, a lot of other things suffer.
The nice thing about the fashion industry is that you’re constantly working on something new.