Louise Linton

“Charity fundraising galas have always been a wonderful way to support a myriad of causes.”

“Americans girls always ask me where I get my clothes, and I say, 'Ha, you can't get this over here.'”

“When I went to D.C., I thought I would have an incredible platform to help animals. But I realized very quickly that there were huge limits to what I could do.”

“I'm not much of a party girl.”

“I've been very transparent with reporters, but they only want to print mean stuff.”

“I befriended a homeless man five years ago, bought him a new set of teeth, helped him get his life on track. A writer for 'Elle' spent two hours talking to this guy and discarded almost everything he said. When the story came out, we both were weeping while reading it on the street!”

“Maybe I'll create a guidebook for future political spouses: the dos and don'ts in D.C.”

“I love how easy pearls are to wear with anything and everything.”

“It all happened so fast: I went from regular girl, an actress trying to make it in Hollywood, to a Cabinet spouse in one of the most polarizing administrations ever. It was overwhelming.”

“If you don't see culture in Los Angeles, you're simply not looking.”

“Don't think that you can go to Washington and dress as an individual. If you want to avoid criticism, you need to be a twin-set-sweater-and-pearls type of girl.”

“I think after being kicked and slapped on social media a billion times, I had this one time. This lady said I was a deplorable human being, and that hurt.”

“What is frustrating is to have others question my motivation, my ethics, and my history.”

“You can seek out a lot of publicity if you want, depending on your choices. A lot of major celebrities don't have paparazzi following them.”

“I don't really believe in torpedoing someone's career when they've been absolved of doing something.”

“I'm not some ditzy moron who has no idea how to deal with a diplomat as if they're some exotic animal.”

“You can't just, boopity-boop, saunter into the Treasury. You need an appointment.”

“As a result of my husband's position, there is newfound media attention to my every move. I did not imagine this level of scrutiny, but I understand it is now part of my life.”

“I played Simone, the French tutor for the daughter of a rich Manhattan couple, who goes to a costume ball as Marie Antoinette. While everyone else in 'CSI' races around in police gear, I had to wear a ballgown and bustle and two wigs. It was very heavy on the make-up side.”

“I have the high honor of being the only person who has been compared to Marie Antoinette, Darth Vader, and Cruella de Vil at once.”