You know what makes me teary? Goya. Goya makes me cry.

Where is the real low thing? Where are the jelly shoes that you find that are sick because they’re so great…Everything has air quotes around it now.

Most of my life I was occupied with American television and American food. My ethnicity was my choice. It still is

All I want are high heels, high heels. If I was a girl, I'd wear a lot of high heels. High, stiletto heels.

You know who a role model for me is? George Ballanchine

Remember this: No one is looking at your imperfections; they're all too busy worrying about their own.

To me, you can't have style without being inspired. When I design a collection, I am inspired by so many things. The color of a flower. The shape of a butterly's wing. The juxtaposition of an old tenement building next to a shiny new skyscraper.