“I just love walking around the Upper East Side and seeing those guys w...” — Michael Bastian Quote

I just love walking around the Upper East Side and seeing those guys who didn't just take an extra 10 minutes in the morning to get ready, but an extra 40 minutes.

I seem to go through phases with collecting stuff: vintage Japanese men's magazines, coconut monkey carvings, '70s belt buckles.

Michael Bastian is a designer line and priced a certain way because of where it's made and the materials we use, and Gant is the more accessible version of that: more sports-inspired, more branding. It has the same DNA; it's just a different time and place.

I'm actually really obsessed with folk art.

My grandparents used to tell me stories about their trip to Ellis Island from Russia and life on the Lower East Side of New York.

A lot of creativity coming from the east side of Harlem. It really built my character and who I am.

I was the best street fighter in history when I was growing up on the Lower East Side. Hell, I never lost a street fight. Never. I thought I could lick Jack Dempsey or Joe Louis or anybody. I was fantastic.

That's what's interesting about the Lower East Side: It's New York, but it's also edgy. It's not as stuffy as Tribeca or Soho.

To be able to impact the people back home on the east side of Houston, the entire city of Houston and the kids across the state of Texas and the world, it runs deep, because you never realize who's watching, but you always know someone is watching.