Betsey Johnson

“I've always been very into interior design, and I can't stand to have anything in my apartment that I don't aesthetically love.”

“If it hadn't been for the rise of the working woman's wardrobe, I never would have found the time to sneak a kid in.”

“There is an excitement about having nightmares.”

“In the '60s, I'd wear three pairs of eyelashes. Now they make them that thick, but back then they didn't, so you had to kind of build your own.”

“I remember in 2004, I had three gorgeous transgender models on the runway. That was my strength, in a way. That I did what I thought was gonna work, and I never paid attention to the industry's rules.”

“As long as I look good, I'm very happy - and as long as I look consistently me.”

“My favorite song will always be 'Layla' by Derek and the Dominos, because my granddaughter was named after it.”

“Oh, I love the kids more than any other age group. I hate to say that, but new life is with new kids, you know? They're the future. The sheer fact that they're young and eager, that's what makes them rule.”

“I couldn't live if I wasn't a designer.”

“You have to hold onto your fantasy.”

“I can't wear a little makeup. I have to wear a lot of makeup or no makeup.”

“I never studied fashion design.”

“It's just been so heartwarming to see my clothes on people in wheelchairs and people needing physical support.”

“I've always been a little off, but it's worked really well for me, and it still works. After so many years, you have a look, you become a brand, la la la.”

“In the 60's there was a look. In the 70's there was a look, and in the 80's. Now, it's a free-for-all.”

“I was a cheerleader for nine years!”

“With over 3 million women battling breast cancer today, everywhere you turn there is a mother, daughter, sister, or friend who has been affected by breast cancer.”

“It is a special, weird thing being a cheerleader. You need to want to yell and perform, dance, and wear a cute little costume. It's a thing you're kind of born with or without.”

“I would've been a really good costume designer because, basically, my clothes were like costumes, and I wanted to be a dancer, so there's all of that tulle and color.”

“My prom dress was very sweet, very puffy, but I also wore little stiletto, pointed-toe heels, nylon hosiery, the whole nine yards.”