SJP:
I didn't want to judge. I felt it in my head, but watching the episode I didn't realize how much editing took place. I didn't realize it was an hour or more dedicated to discussion of the fashion, so watching on TV there's less nuance. Nina, Michael and Heidi, because they are experts, have strong opinons, but on TV it seems spare and harsh because it's edited. So watching on TV it makes me feel kind of terrible. Having experienced it, I see you can't devote an entire episode to the judging and give all the time it needs for the nuace (though I would watch an hour of judging!). So, my fear was realized; I wish I could get transcripts to the designers so they knew every single thing I said about them. It's such a fragile time for them -- regardless of their years living and years experience. The more you feel your confidence taken because of critical thinking it's harder ... you do better with support and cheerleaders. You worry that your words will be the final words they hear that won't allow them to go the full distance. You don't want to be the nail in their coffin of creativity, you know? That's why I got so hung up about Christian.