CHRIS MARCH

I once made a giant six-foot can of Crisco that a person had to dance in and that had an Elvis wig on top.

Certainly, it's not unprecedented in the fashion world to use human hair on clothing.

In the past, I have approximated the look of monkey fur and yak hair with human hair because it's inexpensive, and it lasts a long time.

I'm good at pants. They are just two big sleeves sewn together.

Most of the commissions that I get are either corporate jobs or celebrity jobs. Like, Wishbone had me make a whole fashion show - the clothes were all made out of real salad ingredients.

When I find stuff that's interesting, I try to get a hold of it so that when I do need to make something really cool, I have it on hand.

I watch a lot of shows on Bravo - I'm not just saying that. I love 'Top Chef.' I love 'Real Housewives of Atlanta.' That's my favorite.

My friends know that if they need help, they can come to me.

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

'Project Runway' made my name more high-profile. I've gotten to work with a lot of different celebrity clients that I never would have otherwise.

I think that if you take a risk, you inspire people, and ultimately, inspiring people is more important than winning.

I get a lot - a lot - of requests to make things that are like Lady Gaga. Like, 'I'm a 9-year-old girl in Wisconsin. Please dress me like Lady Gaga. How much would this cost?'

I don't want to make people cry - unless it's with happiness.

I have to accept the fact that the time I was on, 'Project Runway' was already becoming a pop culture phenomenon.

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.

The oddest thing to me has been when people come up to me, and they don't say anything, and they just put their arms around me and hug and kiss me. They don't even say hello! They just freak out like they've seen a unicorn.

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.

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

It's not necessarily all about commercial success. It's about inspiring in the world and having what you do seen as art and a contribution to the world.

I was in 'Christmas with the Crawfords' with Joey Arias. I did that for six years, so I have a holiday show mentality a little bit.

One of the things that I've realized in my life is that nothing really happens unless people believe in you.

If a wig is funny when it's two feet tall, why not make it three feet tall? Or ten?

I've made many, many, many large wigs in my career, and I've experimented with lots of materials to make them more fun and interesting and as big as possible. I like to use the lightest wig materials that I can.

Even though I love fashion and would love to be a fashion designer, I don't live and breathe fashion every day of my entire life.

I learned how to break the rules without asking.