Mandy Moore

Hope is the most exciting thing there is in life.

I like being friends with other women who are supportive of women. I think that is important.

My mom has always been my support system. She taught me to never give up and to keep pursuing my passions no matter what.

It would be much easier to just make black, brown and beige clothes. But I do not see the world in black and white and beige. I find colors incredibly important.

Shaft was a pop culture figure along t he lines of, I guess, Dirty Harry - except that he wasn't as much of a racist. So yeah, I was always a fan.

Never be tempted by water. The water tap should be sealed at lunchtime. If, for example, a sauce goes wrong, adding water doesn't help at all; one only achieves a taste of dishwater.