Today's shoppers aren't going to do everything themselves. Most people don't have time.

The biggest error we make in buying furniture is not looking under the piece.

If you can't afford a $2,000 couch, go to a retailer like Ikea and buy a $500 or $600 sofa and have a local upholstery shop or fabric store make new cushions to fit inside the covers.

Everything goes in cycles. There was a time 15 years ago when sitcoms were No. 1 on TV. Now, people are enjoying the quality of dramas, especially Jerry Bruckheimer dramas, which feel like miniature movies. For us, it feels like we're making a little movie every week.

Everything goes in cycles, ... There was a time 15 years ago when sitcoms were No. 1 on TV. Now, people are enjoying the quality of dramas, especially Jerry Bruckheimer dramas, which feel like miniature movies. For us, it feels like we're making a little movie every week.

I have heard from a number of people that this was the best gala ever. A lot of first-time visitors said that they would be back next year.