Andre Leon Talley

“Stella McCartney, not only is she a designer, she is a mother of four, and she lives for practicality. She understands what a woman needs to wear to work and what a woman needs to wear when it's time to go out and put on the Ritz!”

“I just need green. I need to wake up and see grass and squirrels. I don't want to see skyscrapers.”

“I know what it is like to be brought up with unconditional love. In my life that came from my grandmother.”

“I think people look great in black. I love that what stands out is the person, especially. Black just conveys a kind of drama, even if it can be quiet drama. It does lend to the wearer a sense of confidence.”

“Uggs are comfort shoes, and it's important to have a shoe that gives you a sense of comfort. I have about 15 pair of Uggs - the same shoe, the same color. And I also have the bedroom slippers.”

“Why spend money on movies when you can spend it on gas? Or dry cleaning? Or groceries?”

“It's always great to have things from France at a wedding. It's symbolic of style, of culture, of taste.”

“I think it's important that models be healthy.”

“Waiting in line for something mundane is very boring. Waiting for my doctor to see me and waiting for my dentist to see me, yes, that is boring.”

“I like the idea of being warm and secure. That's what home should be. That you have a sense of warmth, security, love, and you love the things around you and surround yourself with beauty.”

“I suppose the most daring thing I've ever done is try to water ski. And that was not successful.”

“I love sitting through long things. I mean, 'Gone With the Wind' I will sit through; I love sitting somewhere for four hours, for anything. I love being on a train. I love sitting down for four hours. I think it's the most wonderful thing to be able to sit somewhere and concentrate on something for more than two hours.”

“Snooki and Honey Boo Boo. These are big celebrities in the U.S. You want to throw up.”

“It's incorrect to assume you can be a fashion editor because you blog, if you don't have experience to look at fashion in a professional way.”

“The happiest moments of my childhood were spent on my grandmother's front porch in Durham, N.C., or at her sister's farmhouse in Orange County, where chickens paraded outside the kitchen's screen door and hams were cured in the smokehouse.”

“I will sit in the car on the way to a meeting and just smile. I really mean that. It helps you get through life. If you have nothing to say, smile. Look up at the sky and smile. Just be grateful.”

“When I do entertain, in the summer, which is rare, I receive my guests on the front porch, set up wicker trays found at Pottery Barn, and serve iced beverages. Anytime I do welcome friends, it's always a tray of canapes or Planters peanuts, jellied candy from Paris, and a good bottle of Sancerre.”

“When my best friends doubt their little black dresses, they call me on the telephone seeking reassurance.”

“Like Hillary Clinton before her, Mrs. Obama has always been a working woman. She is a lawyer turned hospital administrator turned political right hand. It is a unique resume.”

“I'm not going to go to the local theater to spend $12... when I can get a screening copy of a film. I don't get screeners myself, but I can borrow from my friends or go to their house to watch.”