Style is innate to who I am. My father gave me a picture the other day. I must have been about seven, and I had on wing-tip shoes and some cool pants. I thought, 'Wow!'

I am the oldest of seven. Do my siblings think I'm super cool? I wish they thought I was super cool!

My father is an Algerian, proud of who he is and I am proud that my father is Algerian.

I've always been fascinated by Baretta and Donny Brasco, and other undercover cops in movies.

I am a southerner who grew up with and around guns. I own some still. My father gave me a .22 rifle when I was 9 and a single barrel .410 shotgun when I was 10.

New York had a big influence on me growing up, and I was really part of the club scene - the Mudd Club and Studio 54. When you're living in New York, you are just bombarded with style, trying to figure out how to be cool and how to feel relaxed at the same time.