I've never been a label-obsessed person. I indulge in shoes, but I rarely will ever buy full-price.
I've been really frugal with money since way back, so I can't buy something if it's too expensive. I'm not that brave.
You've got to be able to make animation for much less... Less is not the studio's way.
I go shopping maybe three times a year in an intense way. I'm like a man. Can't spend too much time in a shop.
I live like a scumbag, but it's cheap.
For many of us, our proms were less Walt Disney's 'Cinderella' and more Stephen King's 'Carrie.' The less we spent on them, the better.
There was no luxury. I never got on an airplane until I was 18. We drove everywhere. My dad was like, "Waste not, want not."
Portion control is a real problem. My husband and I always split one appetizer and one entree. I'm sure waiters hate us.
To be honest, before I joined the industry, I knew very little about the fashion world, and I hardly knew any name brands. Probably because the price tags were a little too high, and home girl needed to work.
I hope to always be doing some low budget things.
If you look at the CEOs of some the most successful companies in the world like IKEA, they never fly first class. They always go economy.
Many faux pas of fashion can be avoided if you curb your instinctive desire to buy things with your heart instead of your head.
Growing up in Texas, mum had five girls to feed on a very limited budget, so we'd end up eating the same thing until it was gone - some weeks it was carrots.
If you go and stop people at a supermarket and ask them for their receipt and say, 'Hey how much did you just spend?' middle class shoppers have no idea. The poor know what they just spent.
My wife and I made a pact a long time ago we really don't give gifts on holidays. We figure if it's coming from the same bank account, why not take each other out for the day shopping or whatever.
Don't go into any store that features shopping bags that can stand on their own accord in the middle of a table. This sort of shopping bag denotes prices that will start chipping into your children's college education fund. Avoid it.
There's a whole generation of women who never really heard the word investment before, when it came to fashion. They've been buying things because they were cheap.
The creams I use are not expensive. Nivea is just as good. Why waste a fortune?
People want economy and they will pay any price to get it.
