I want to create things while I have time on Earth, and the art of costume and culture has always inspired me.

I am often criticized for spending too much time off the ice, but if you were in my shoes, you'd see how necessary it is.

I have always thought that being a good American is appreciating the world, not just your own country.

There are some things I keep sacred. My middle name. Who I sleep with. And what kind of hand moisturizer I use.

I'm not commercial, I'm not for Special K cereal and I'm not a Wheaties boy; I'm a little bit more avant-garde, a little bit more out there.

It's easier for me to go to Russia and train with top coaches and choreographers there than go to Colorado Springs and train with 14 of my competitors.

In spite of all the skills that I do have, to relate to the normal world I have no applicable skills. I can speak Russian, I can speak French. I know about Chanel. Especially vintage Chanel. I know what Halston is. All of these things, but they can't really be applied to a nine-to-five.