The New York world is definitely geared toward fashion. So many people work in the fashion industry, photography, all sorts of satellite businesses that have to do with it, so there's no way that it can't affect you, and it just kind of makes you think with more of a fashion edge.

Sometimes I just do costumes, sometimes I just do fashion, and sometimes I blend the two.

I probably have over a hundred pairs of high-heel shoes. I collect them. Over however-many years, from, like, the mid-'80s on - yes, I'm that old - I've been in drag several times in my life, and I collect a lot of stuff, and I do have a lot of high-heel shoes that I'm sure a lot of people would be jealous about.

Not that I'm bragging or anything, because I was shocked, but I literally got hundreds of emails from people during my time on 'Project Runway' asking me out on dates. I had no idea that people would even care.

I always said whoever brings Mexican food to New York would make a million dollars. Then Chipotle happened, which is fine.

Halloween is one day of breaking out of your shell, one day you can be completely expressive, where the world gives you license to dress up.