When you are at the bottom, you find beauty in such little things, and goodness in such little gestures. When I compare any struggle today to ones that I may have had in my childhood, there is nothing that can bring me down.

I was born in Nizhny Novgorod to a very poor family and unfortunately my father and mother separated when I was very little.

The best part of work is always working with people and getting to know them and having the sense that you're not actually working.

I don't mind being called Supernova. If one nickname is going to stick, that's not a bad one!

When I really treat myself, I go to incredible Leonor Greyl in Paris for a head massage.

When I was a teenager, I remember I wanted to put so much makeup on - it was just a natural thing over there. Why they do it, I guess, is because historically, there were twice as many women as there were men after the World War II.

I learnt early to have little expectation so I protected myself from ever feeling greatly disappointed.