Actually, I graduated from university as a journalist.

In life you don't regret the things you do, you regret the things you don't do.

For Sunday breakfast, I make orange and ricotta pancakes, crepes and eggs. You know men, we usually go for breakfast because it's the easiest thing to cook and then we try to make it seem fancy.

To me, the smell of fresh-made coffee is one of the greatest inventions.

The longer it takes you to become successful, the harder it will be for somebody else to take it away from you.

If you accept the pain, it cannot hurt you.

I've never heard my dad say a bad word about anybody. He always keeps his emotions in check and is a true gentleman. I was taught that losing it was indulgent, a selfish act.

Salvatore Ferragamo have done some nice handmade suits for me.

Breakfast is my specialty. I admit it's the easiest meal to cook, but I make everything with a twist, like lemon ricotta pancakes or bacon that's baked instead of fried.

For me that's one of the great indulgences in life - a hand-tailored suit, and a great pair of handmade shoes.

If you put Buddha, Jesus Christ, Socrates, Shakespeare, Arjuna, Krishna at a dinner table together, I can't see them having an argument.

They had laid the tender, down-ruffled little bird on a platter and appeared now to be pondering a way to eat out its heart without causing it distress.

This is the moment behind which I could forget every other moment that has passed.

What we often fail to recognize is how efficient a vegan diet is. Less land, less water, more food for our spiraling population.

The philharmonic became such a journey and adventure in my life, and a deeply satisfying thing.

The worst thing that can be done to children is to drain their energy while correcting them.

Worry is today's mouse eating tomorrow's cheese.

I can't write unless I'm overlooking water.

I was discovered in Paris when I was there on a school trip at the age of 13. After that, my mom came in contact with Elite Amsterdam; then I started modeling.

Nobody is going to pour truth into your brain. It's something you have to find out for yourself.

Growing up in the '60s and the '70s, things certainly seemed more simplistic and easier to digest.