Traveling gives you some perspective of what the rest of the world is like. I think that having the courage to step out of the norm is the most important thing.

Catty is not cool. I can't think of anything less becoming than a man who talks about people behind their backs.

Who you are as a person will only be amplified once you are 'famous, ' so if you had a good heart, then I would imagine you'll have the same good heart but the means to do even more with it.

Food makes travel so exceptional, because you get to taste what it's actually supposed to taste like. To eat the real Pad Thai or finally have a proper curry is something pretty amazing.

I love Ralph Lauren. As I travel so much, I prefer to shop online.

I always want off-the-beaten-path, Anthony Bourdain-inspired travel.

On a normal day, I love a shift dress with flats and a little cropped jacket. That, for me, is my travel wear if it's not too chilly - you can throw a scarf over your legs if it's cold on the plane!

I'm deeply and passionately involved in the design process. I'm a brash American, and if my name is going to be on something, I'm going to have my say.

My mom is a yoga instructor: 100% black with dreadlocks.

My dad is Caucasian, and my mom is African American. I'm half black and half white. Being biracial paints a blurred line that is equal parts staggering and illuminating.

When I was 13 years old, my mom had me start getting facials in my hometown of Los Angeles.

She was always looking for guarantees in a world of none.

Always think extra hard before crossing over to a bad side, if you were weak enough to cross over, you may not be strong enough to cross back!

If you discovered something that made you tighten inside, you had better try to learn more about it.

Sometimes we have to do things we don't want to do because it's the right choice. But occasionally we have to put ourselves first.

Sometimes it is better to refrain from engaging in conversation because making no impression is better than making a bad impression.

Instead of giving someone a piece of your mind, it turns out far better if you give them a piece of your heart.

The sea is mother-death and she is a mighty female, the one who wins, the one who sucks us all up.

The human spirit needs to accomplish, to achieve, to triumph to be happy.

It disguises it’s thoughts as your thoughts, it’s feelings with your feelings, you think it’s you.

Each time I had an internship to do or an essay to write, I would always do it in the field of cinema. Nobody in my family worked in film and nobody could understand it.