It's sort of the American way to go up and down the ladder, maybe several times in a lifetime.

Franchesca and Sharkey, my French bulldogs, have their own blog. And they are brilliant at it.

I was a very good cook, and I knew I could build a business.

You have to focus on what's important to you and go for it. But don't stab people in the back. It poisons your whole life if you're like that.

I get up really early, and I go to bed really late. Sometimes I get tired, but it's not important. I have an exciting existence, and there's so much to do.

Broaden yourself. You don't have to focus when you're 20. I think the broader you are, the better it is. Later you can focus on your real interests and ideas. The ultimate goal is to be an interesting, useful, wholesome person. If you're successful on top of that, then you're way ahead of everybody.

I was a very curious person because of my parents. They encouraged me to be as curious about as many things as I wanted.