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

I think that 60 percent of inspiration is organization.

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

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.

In Paris, it used to feel like you were living in a museum. As beautiful as it was, it's still limited. But here you have just everything.

I'd love to talk to Joaquin Phoenix because he's a very private guy. Also, he's creating a new kind of sexy leading man. To me, his face is new and might be legendary someday.

If you feel something in your heart, if you have a vision for it, then it's no longer a risk.