Those are very large institutions, so to make an impact on very large institutions such as those, the donations have to be larger.

If a 5-year-old was raped, having her recount the circumstances again and again, it was like traumatizing her again.

You have to follow through on promises and demonstrate good stewardship. Much of our fund raising has been (for) physical structures. We take great pains to keep them up so people who made gifts can come back and feel like the building is a credit to them and the organization.

A bad act done will fester and create in its own way. It's not only goodness that creates. Bad things create. They have their own yeast.

One of my best friends, Stephen Sprouse, Bill Dugan, and I worked designing clothes, doing every conceivable thing. New York was a really intoxicating period for me, literally and figuratively. There was a lot of overlap with Andy Warhol, Studio 54, and Halston.

Television's Mr. Filth: that's me.