I like to slip out in the middle of the night and take my Lamborghini and drive it really fast on the highway.
Erika Jayne
It's all too easy to say, 'You didn't have a dad, therefore, you married an older man.' Listen, I didn't marry my dad. My dad is much younger than my husband.
There are two different sides of my personality, much like everyone has two different sides of their personality. I mean, it's a profession... It's something that I do. And I'm not Erika Jayne 24 hours a day.
All I can be is myself. I feel comfortable in my own skin, which I think is maybe what translates.
I sleep on a Tempur-Pedic mattress, and I have custom-made sheets. They're white with some patterns, and the highest thread count of Egyptian cotton you can get.
I tend to look at the silver lining of things.
As human begins, we all have layers to ourselves, you know?
It's fun to have an over-the-top stage personality.
I've dealt with this forever: the younger woman that married the wealthier, older man. I mean, I'm tired of having to justify my 20-year marriage.
I think that I've enjoyed my time on 'Real Housewives.' It's been a great opportunity, and I've had a lot of fun and have been able to see a lot of great things and meet some really cool people.
I love costume jewelry, because, listen, you can't pick a real jewel every day.
The most surprising thing I discovered was how rich of a life I've led. It's easy to forget all the things we experience throughout our human journey.
I don't think anyone should tap you on the shoulder and tell you that it's time to sit down and retire.
I think that's what makes marriage work - when you allow each other to be strong in their chosen profession; when you support each other and love each other.
It's great to have financial support. But having someone's emotional support is something that I wish I had more of growing up.
I've become rather desensitized to how much sexy I put out.
I grew up in Atlanta, Georgia, and I honestly started performing for my family when I was around three. I would jump up on the coffee table and I would get in the closet and ask that they introduce me to come out, and from that point on, my mother stuck me in dance class and children's theater.
I have a really great bathtub, and I unwind by taking baths.
White diamonds can get boring, so I love a colored stone.
That's the one thing I loved most about Tom when my son was younger was that he welcomed him with open arms. I'm very thankful. That's my guy.
I don't have a makeup bag, I have a makeup artist!
My breakfast is egg whites, avocado and grilled tomatoes. Lunch is usually some type of chicken and then for dinner... I like to eat. I'll eat pasta even though I'm not supposed to.
My mother was a makeup artist for Estee Lauder and she taught me.
Listen, I'm rebellious. Okay? I always have been.
You have to work to look good. You don't wake up and effortlessly look fabulous.
Being able to express yourself under the name Erika Jayne and saying things people want to say but wouldn't, or doing things that people want to do but don't, or taking that extra leap of faith or pushing the levels of sexuality, or whatever, that helps Erika Girardi stand on her own two feet and be calm and peaceful.
I think my mother and grandmother had style even though we're humble Southern people.
Before I was cast on 'The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills,' I had secretly quit Erika Jayne altogether.
I don't enjoy fighting with people. I don't enjoy having conflict.
You have to treat your skin very tenderly. You can't be aggressive with your skin.
The court of public opinion should not matter, but we're all human. And sometimes things sting. But I think you have to be willing to shake it off, and to not fall in love with the applause either.
'Housewives' has shone a light on women of middle age, that you're not out of the game, you're not old, you're not put out to pasture... You're lively, you're doing things, you're aggressive, you're making money, you're recreating yourself.
I would have never thought to write a memoir, but I'm glad I did it.
I was fortunate enough to go to an art school where we had a lot of different ethnicities represented.
I think art and dance is something everyone can relate to.
I have a lot of sapphires in my collection.
No matter what city I'm in, I'm always trying to run down a new Panthere ring.
People see me and assume one thing, and they get to know me and see that there's more there.
My ultimate goal was to make the music that I wanted to make, and give shows. I was never going to get a major label deal - I never wanted a major label deal - so I was really free to express myself.
I think anything you take on you should want to be the best.
I make music that speaks to me.
I'm a showman. I believe that you're a character every time you put on clothes.
I will always be fashion. I try to pull it together. I think that comes from a sense of self. That's how you create your own look.
As you begin to develop real relationships and bonds it gets harder because sometimes you say things to people and hurt their feelings and you really care about them.
I like fashion. I enjoy playing with it.
I like to describe my style as S&M chic with a little hood-rat appeal.
I trust my gut a lot.
There are only so many material things you can have before it becomes boring.
Erika Jayne was born out of rebellion. I like to break the rules.
I'm a big dreamer.
