Esther Perel

Oh, I think I had three things. I either was going to be an interpreter, because my mom said, you speak all these languages, you like to travel. Interpreter will give you both. A journalist, because I was curious. And a theater actress. I loved the theater. But I think, honestly, for me, there's the people who've always known what they wanted to do. The people who just stumbled upon something.

And then the people who had an inclination and then they matched it with what life put in front of them. I think so much of what I did is because I arrived to the U.S., because of the opportunities that the U.S. gave, and because of the obstacles. Because I didn't have the right license and I couldn't do what one would have done normally.

And then the people who had an inclination and then they matched it with what life put in front of them. I think so much of what I did is because I arrived to the U.S., because of the opportunities that the U.S. gave, and because of the obstacles. Because I didn't have the right license and I couldn't do what one would have done normally.

I love that.

I love that.

If I had studied here.

If I had studied here.

So necessity became the mother of invention.

So necessity became the mother of invention.

I had to hustle. I had to create myself. I had to find a way to do. And so it became a kind of a combo between what I bring and what life is putting in front of me and says, do this now.

I had to hustle. I had to create myself. I had to find a way to do. And so it became a kind of a combo between what I bring and what life is putting in front of me and says, do this now.

My parents had a clothing store. They had clothing stores. I lived above one of the stores. I worked in the store pretty much since I could talk.

My parents had a clothing store. They had clothing stores. I lived above one of the stores. I worked in the store pretty much since I could talk.

Everything I wear, everything you wear.

Everything I wear, everything you wear.

A good clothing store. But, you know, my brother opened the first boutique in Antwerp, which was the first time that young people were dressing separately from adults. Like when you were little, you had a suit with short pants.

A good clothing store. But, you know, my brother opened the first boutique in Antwerp, which was the first time that young people were dressing separately from adults. Like when you were little, you had a suit with short pants.

A smaller version, exactly. And then in the 60s, suddenly you began to wear your own, the jeans, the Shetland sweater, you know. And so my brother opened the first boutique in Antwerp where young people went to dress separately from the older folks. And I lived my life with the change of seasons by looking at the change of windows forever.

A smaller version, exactly. And then in the 60s, suddenly you began to wear your own, the jeans, the Shetland sweater, you know. And so my brother opened the first boutique in Antwerp where young people went to dress separately from the older folks. And I lived my life with the change of seasons by looking at the change of windows forever.

And I accompanied my dad to the manufacturers to pick up the merchandise and the collections. And I went with my brother to Paris all the time to get the merchandise and to look at the fashion shows. So I kind of grew up in a fashion business, in a clothing business. And there was a tremendous amount of attention. But I also sat in the store and watched my mother sell.