“I was brought up in a way that was based purely on the senses. Everything in my …” — Stella McCartney

I'm incredibly sad that my mother's not here to see my kids and that my kids don't get to know her. And she didn't meet my husband. That's one of the hardest things. I don't even know how to put that into words.

When you find the person that you settle down with, I guess you mellow. They are taming you, aren't they? Or you're taming them.

My biggest surprises in my everyday job have to do with the challenges of trying to be slightly more responsible as a brand.

I was brought up to understand that we are all here on planet earth together.