I thought my mom's whole purpose was to be my mom. That's how she made me feel.

I want people to think about the connection between mothers and daughters. I like the idea of continuity of life and generations.

Falling in love for the first time, and then the heartbreak of having it end, is difficult, but I don't think it would ever hurt as much as when my mother was killed in the boating accident. I feel a part of my heart has already been broken, and that place is reserved for mother.

I like the feeling of feeling my feelings.

We lose things all the time. We lose ourselves every day. We lose our minds occasionally. But it's just a part of life, loss.

I'm much more of a minimalist. My mom was Russian, so she loved lots of jewelry and opulence and tons of paintings on the wall and lots of clothes. I'll buy one thing that I love a season and wear it all the time.

Everything is in our cellular level. My mom's is definitely in my cellular memory.