Every project starts with a story.

In real life, a lot of people at that level will have their kimonos made especially for them.

I had to work out that it was something that could move, without having everybody in spray painted leotards.

In designing Supergirl, I wanted to embrace the past but more importantly, thrust her into the street-style action hero of today.

I like the architecture of lingerie.

Costumes are the first impression that you have of the character before they open their mouth-it really does establish who they are.

Inspiration comes from everywhere: books, art, people on the street. It is an interior process for me.

If you want someone to feel warm, you dress them in a warm color and put a warm light on them and you get the picture. Sometimes, all that needs pushing a little bit to help tell the story.

The reward is that you can actually create a world separate from reality with a story, actors, music, and camera design. When it works it can entertain, move people and teach us all.

Be really good with budgets because they keep getting smaller.

As a designer, you have to solve a lot of problems. Even though people are wearing clothes that are supposed to look beautiful, they'll have to do all kinds of things.

But once I acclimated and really used fame for what it was offering me as a tool to serve my life purpose of inspiring and contributing, then it started to get fun again.

We never love a person, but only qualities.

I do love Justin with all my heart and we have a lot of trust for each other.

And will you succeed? Yes, you will indeed!

I've never heard God speak out loud to me. That's not an experience I have had.

The lacy fight was a career defining fight.

One fantasy is that I just do a Don Roos movie every year if that's possible. If he'd have me

My album will manifest many things I saw,did or heard about; I talk first hand never word of mouth.

The "end of a world" never is and never can be anything but the end of an illusion

I tilt her chin up and bend my face to hers, silently praising every woman who's had a hand in making her who she is.