God didn't give me the ability to play the piano, or paint a picture or have compassion. But... he did give me the ability to crack a walnut with my hoo-ha.

OK, Rule number 1: Unless you're served in a frosted glass, never come within 4 feet of my lips.

Always take one last look in a full-length mirror before leaving the house.

Even when I'm writing in character I'm normally still writing about things I know or things that have happened to me or using that character to start an exploration of my own consciousness. Really though, any character that you can examine is just an examination of a part of your own consciousness.

We spotted Beyoncé, January Jones, Rihanna and Carey Mulligan wearing the label [Karen Walker]. I was ecstatic, but I'm just as thrilled to see interesting girls wearing our product everywhere. It's quite a buzz.

I don't know if I'm all that famous. When I first started my idea of what a career in fashion would look like is very different to the reality now.

The ideas can come from anywhere; the energy just comes from loving what I do.