"I was always into fashion because my mom has always been interested in fashion. She majored in fashion merchandising in college, and it's always been something we have in common."

"I have always wanted to act ever since I was a little girl. I would put a blanket under my shirt and pretend that I was pregnant. Then, I would go through childbirth."

"My parents never talked to me like I was a kid. Maybe that's why I've been seen as mature."

"I always talk about my characters like they're real people."

"Kindness is the invisible thread that binds all kindred spirits together. This remains the cornerstone of personal mastery."

"It may happen sometimes that a long debate becomes the cause of a longer friendship. Commonly, those who dispute with one another at last agree."

"You know, in 1975 I couldn't get a job in New York City because I was American. The kitchens were predominantly run by French, Swiss, German, and basically I got laughed at. I had education, I had experience, but got laughed at because I was American."

"Stillness is not emptiness; it is the presence of unencumbered clarity. This remains the cornerstone of personal mastery."