My sheets are monogrammed, so is my silverware and pretty much everything else I own. My rule is, if it's not moving -- monogram it!

I had parents who believed I could do anything - and I know how that made me feel. I think both my parents, having careers in the medical profession, feel they are helping people on a daily basis, and that was inculcated in me as a value. I had to struggle with giving up the idea of becoming a doctor myself.

I don't think I realised how stressed I was, being a single parent. It was really, really stressful. It's not easy on anybody.

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.

There's something timeless and important about making people laugh, about being the right spot in their day.

It's fun chasing boys, especially when you're young, but I think it takes time and life experience to notice the other boys.