When I was a little girl, if I didn't eat my soup, my mother would say, 'You have to think of all the Chinese children who have nothing to eat.' But now, for my children, Chinese people make everything, and for my grandchildren, they buy everything.

When I was young, I lived like an old woman, and when I got old, I had to live like a young person.

Italy will always have the best food.

My goal in life is to be your best friend when you open your closet

The real story is that I am very free, that I've managed to be who I wanted to be without compromising.

The other day I went to a school in Harlem to talk to some 7th graders [12-year-olds] and I said, ‘If I have to give you some advice, the most important thing is: the sooner you become your own best friend, the better your life will be,’ 

Go to a place where you're not going to be stressed, because a honeymoon itself can be a stressful thing.