Brooke Shields on why she took on Lipstick Jungle at this time in her career:

"I had been passionate about the book way before it was even an option. Sadly became - happily became pregnant, sadly became unavailable for the project. Then, as fates would have it, it actually came around again and I’d have to just say that the honesty that I had to - I had to be honest about wanting to be an actress. And you can’t let something like the hours get in the way of wanting to do really good material. And so even though I had to relocate my family and the hours are quite insane, the work itself and working with Tim Busfield as a director, and being able to actually be a part of something that I really believe in made it worth it. So the timing probably couldn’t have been more perfect. It’s been difficult, but rewarding. And I’ve got my kids with me, so it seems to be more balanced than I anticipated."

Shields on being influenced by older shows like Mary Tyler Moore:

"When I first got into television, you know, we - in Suddenly Susan - had references to Mary Tyler Moore, just as comedic references. And we had comedic moments that were very reminiscent of I Love Lucy. And for me, what I was sort of leaning towards was the idea that women could have a career and they could be funny. They could smart. They could be appealing. So that was sort of why I started in television. For this, what I was so impressed by when I read the book was that it was a modern view of what really does exist, especially in New York and especially with career women. I mean, I was born and raised in Manhattan, so the references are very familiar to me. But it was much farther from television than it was from just the city, and women that I grew up with."

Bushnell on finding the right balance to accurately reflect urban women:

"Lipstick Jungle is a TV show and there is an element of wish fulfillment. But the truth is, the storylines are really the kinds of things that happen to women in New York. You know, we’ve got a couple of millionaires out there and they do call the single women. And I know that that storyline may seem a little bit of a wish fulfillment but I think the way it’s played really keeps it in reality."

Shields on whether women can have the best of both worlds - career and romance:

"I think there’s always a sacrifice in everything no matter what. I think that women can have so much more than they realize. I think everybody’s definition of all is their own individual definition. I, as just a woman, I feel very lucky that I’ve had the opportunity to try to grasp as much as I can in my life. So I do have a family and I do have a husband, and I do have a career. And I - now, not at one time do I feel that I’m 100% in any one. And I’m always bouncing back thinking that I’m not enough in any one area. So that’s my dilemma. But it doesn’t stop me from wanting to be as much of myself and self-realized as I can."

Candace Bushnell and Brooke Shields on whether fashion will play an integral part in the series:

BUSHNELL: I think that the fashion is definitely important in the show. And I think what we’ve - we have a stylist - [Amanda Ross] - who works for fashion magazines. And I think we’ve tried to keep the clothes real - very elegant. I would say it’s about cut and shape. And they are the kind of high fashion that women would wear who have these careers.

SHIELDS: I’m just sort of adding that for me this is a... if the fourth character were to be New York City, then it would be sharing the spotlight with the fashion in this show. I mean, we’re not - it is undeniably a high fashion show. But what I think makes it more accessible is that nothing in it is prohibitive. Nothing in it has a cartoon aspect to it where you couldn’t feasibly think that you could wear that yourself. I mean, you’re not going to look at these women and think, "Oh my god, I could never wear that." I think that they look amazing and I think that it’s comfortable on them. But you’ll see them before you see the fashion. But then if you take a closer look you’ll realize it is a Louboutin shoe and it is a Chanel jacket, and it is a Dior outfit or a suit... it’s the ultimate and that’s where the wish fulfillment and the kind of glossiness of it we get to live in, and we get to put on network television."