I think that, in comparison, New Yorkers and Northerners are so guarded.

There's a big difference between decorators and designers and the training is very different.

The hardest part of the show is saying goodbye when it's all done. It really breaks you.

I think we typically, as Northerners, stereotype what the South is in so many negative ways. We kind of forget all the beautiful things that they contribute to make this country a country.

So, to really execute design in its highest form and making people feel joy, that's a great reward.

I had the idea for the show like a year and a half, two years ago. And it was all about the things that I didn't like about TV. I was trying to create a positive solution for it. And it actually worked.

Oprah has this intense curiosity that I haven't found with any interviewer.