It's not so much how busy you are, but why you are busy. The bee is praised. The mosquito is swatted.

Sheer flattery got me into the theater. Flattery always works with me, particularly the flattery of women.

My style has been nurtured over time. It's more about knowing what doesn't suit you. I love suits and anything sharp, and I know that shape suits me. I don't feel feminine in floaty dresses with spaghetti straps - I feel more like Freddie Mercury in drag.

They put me in a harness, like a horse, to learn the back somersault. It was weird up there when I put on that harness for the first time. The courage came with practice.

I have previously been a very enthusiastic consumer, and I didn't think about the origins of garments enough.

I think there is some resistance when people talk about ethical fashion, and a tendency to panic that if you're bringing a moral agenda and highlighting the origins of the garments, you can't incorporate style. But there's no reason why style and conscience can't co-exist.