French women don't have too many clothes - a few good pieces that last for a while and are classic and timeless.

I find it so unattractive when women wear sneakers with their business suits. I wear a nice pair of loafers or low-heeled pumps, and that's that.

In the U.S., too many yogurts are filled with corn syrup, preservatives, artificial this and that. To me, this is poison.

Of course there are fat French women. There are fat people everywhere.

Just as established products and brands need updating to stay alive and vibrant, you periodically need to refresh or reinvent yourself.

Being and working in America, it's very important to work hard, work smart and work in a certain way. France and Europe has, with the tradition and culture, it's slow-moving and it's not always good.

I can never leave a bookstore without buying a book. I read four or five at a time.