Kevin Kwan

There are old-money Asians that would never be caught dead with a Chanel handbag or sporting anything that has a label it.

If I were to generalize a bit, I would say that the ultra rich in Asia live on a scale that far surpasses the wealthy in the U.S. or Europe.

Such huge money has been made in China - it can be hundreds of millions in a year - and there's a need to validate it by showing what they can buy and how much of it.

When I do my makeup, it kind of helps me get into the character that I'm trying to portray.

I don't write constantly; it's two serials and a novel a year.

Another thing that freaks me out is time. Time is like a book. You have a beginning, a middle and an end. It's just a cycle.