People buy things in isolation and don't think of how they work together.

People buy very badly made furniture and fabric. Instead, buy a beautiful dining table, well-made upholstery. It's almost like dressing for success.

People with big personalities are best in the center of the table. They can help carry the conversation from that place.

Look at your world and your life, and look at what is personal to you. If you're living in an apartment, you need to stick with a narrative that's personal to you.

Make sure furniture decor has similar scale. It's all about scale, proportion, measuring, being conscious of the overall plan.

To have a 9-foot sofa in a small room can be kind of treacherous.

Think of how much furniture you need. What's the best way to have it be functional in a great way? If it's in groups, define it.

People get trapped in the way things should feel and less focused on the way things should function.

Be judicious with your budget and buy things that are going to last.

Avoid spending too much on one thing.

To be influenced by a magazine and, say, a Swedish theme, unless it resonates with you, it seems kind of odd and influenced.

There is no any secret to being a genius, all you have to do is be yourself.

I have a very, very good relationship with 10 percent of the audience. The only purpose of art is intimacy. That's the only point.

The heart chakra is located in the center of your chest. Hold your right or left hand out. Now say "Me" and, as you do so, touch your chest. You will automatically touch your heart chakra.

Everyone thinks L.A. is the beach. And actually, Hollywood is really far from the beach.

If you know how to shoot, and are quite ready to shoot, the chances are that you won't have to shoot.

It was all very well for an Englishman like Mr. Fogg to make the tour of the world with a carpet-bag; a lady could not be expected to travel comfortably under such conditions.

Writing is like a mental masturbation to me.

Art should be like a holiday: something to give a man the opportunity to see things differently and to change his point of view.

I was one of those little girls who practiced signing autographs since I was 5 years old.

The biggest corporation, like the humblest private citizen, must be held to strict compliance with the will of the people as expressed in the fundamental law.