I traveled all over the South looking for factories - to keep production in the South. I wanted to give back to the place and people that raised me.

You do the best you can. But it's hard. When I find things egregiously misrepresentative of women, I'll make a point to say to my son, "Turn that off. I don't want to see women behave that way.

I didn't really understand fashion until I started going to Paris and seeing the ateliers and how hard these people work. It's art.

Being a Southern person and a blonde, it's not a good combination. Immediately, when people meet you, they think of you as not being smart.

That said, my kids are at home right now with my husband and I'm missing something important at my daughter's school which makes me feel sick inside. It's a lot of balance and a lot of really hard decision making.

That said, I'd love to do a musical, either in film or on stage.

I'm just trying to matter and live a good life and make work that means something to somebody.