The political culture in Arizona is vastly different from New York State. Arizona government is honest and very efficient.

There is so much about hip-hop culture that is peculiar to New York, and I got to understand it from that point of view.

If it was just based on actual dollars, we would probably be in New York, no question about it.

There's a lot of play room here. A lot of places in New York, you walk in and you're already in the theater.

New York state does not require insurance on either commercial or private boats. The federal government does not require it on the vessels it oversees, either.

During my time in New York I was interested in what was going on in the arts culture — music, galleries, auction houses — that's where I learned as much as I did about art history. It was the vortex of the art world and a fabulous place to get up to speed and develop one's eye.