I think I was the youngest, fastest-promoted buyer in the history of Bloomingdale's.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
In the 1970s, I bought some cheap horses, then decided that if I was going to be in it, I was going to go big time. So in 2001, Bill Casner, a partner with me in Excel, and I bought a breeding farm, WinStar Farm, together.
When I started at Bloomingdale's as a buyer, Alexander's was a discounter across the street, and every time Alexander's had something that we had at Bloomingdale's, we'd have to meet price. I didn't really want to be in a business where I had no control over my inventory, the value of my inventory.
I sold my very first novel when I was 24 or 25 years old.
I was definitely a late bloomer.
I was 25 and the most popular celebrity in the world, with the possible exception of my friend Mary Pickford.
I was the youngest and only girl in a family of two older brothers.
I'll be honest: I was a super-late bloomer, and I was kind of a prude.
I was a late bloomer.
I was definitely a late bloomer and didn't really come into my own until I was probably in my 20s.
I was a late bloomer. I wasn't a child performer.