Having people be impressed with a house is not a compliment. You don't want them to say, 'What a place!' You want them to sit down and enjoy it.

Texture and pattern should function as a surprise.

Never put sofas against wall.

Everything is really about lighting.

Find the ideal in something not ideal.

A la Rothschild, a style I define as many good things used irreverently.

Appearance is everything. I find that a view is secondary. Even in those apartments on the East River, it's dull, looking out at those little boats.

Cooking is like decorating - it never bores me.

I don't like bare floors.

I'll accept commissions from anyone who isn't frightened by my proposals.

You become a man when you give your family the best of who you are.

Imagination is a reality.

I have eclectic taste, and I love vintage style mixed with glamour and old world charm.

I believe martial arts is always evolving and mixed martials arts is the top of the food chain.

Everything I've done in my life has been by instinct. I never had any doubt I could do anything... I always knew I was going to be a writer.

He, that noble prize possessing He that boasts a friend that's true, He whom woman's love is blessing, Let him join the chorus too!

Every single thing in my life is built around race.

Superstition is just fantasy with attitude; it's a way of erroneously trying to control events.

All my children are my babies. They're our babies.