My goal is: I'm not trying to be snobby, but my clothes are not for everyone, not for every Hollywood celebrity. There is a designer for everyone, and a celebrity for every designer.

There is one universal truth: All women, all over the world, want to look beautiful. That is always the theme of my designs.

I mean, I can cook, but I'd get very nervous having my food being judged by dinner guests.

I came from Bill Blass, where it was a well-oiled machine and if I said I needed a fabric, it was done. Now, I have to budget everything. I have to take on the role not just as a designer but a business. But Im a glass half-full kind of guy.

I was in Nepal and I had watched Oprah Winfrey's show. I had no idea, as a kid in Nepal, who she was, but I remember watching an episode of hers about living your dreams.

There's such a feeling of satisfaction when something you imagined turned into something real.

Nails are the period at the end of the sentence. They complete the look