Usually, the fairy tale ends with the girl marrying the prince. But mine started as soon as the marriage was over.

I never try to make a major fashion statement but I want to be the friend in a woman's closet. I make dresses that women get laid in.

I was terrified the first time that I had a big problem in my business. I was obviously terrified when they diagnosed me with cancer in 1994. I was terrified when my son used to drive too fast. But I do believe in the fact that fear is not an option, so I always try to face it and not be afraid.

I obviously don't feel under pressure to look young, because I have had no Botox or surgery. I don't judge people who choose to have it, but I don't want to erase who I am.

In Sardinia one summer my best friend Marisa Berenson and I ironed each other's hair. We used a hot laundry iron and took turns putting our hair on the ironing board, literally ironing it. That's a recipe for straightening that may be highly successful, but is definitely not recommended.

Aging is out of your control. How you handle it, though, is in your hands.

I adore dark chocolate.