“I'm from California, but my father, who passed away when I was young, was from Newark. When I was kid, we would go back east and catch Yankees games. His side of the family are big Yankees fans. But, the real connection came in '97 when I moved to New York and became friends with the team.”

“I was crazy about Elle Macpherson. She modeled, acted and did everything. She was a huge example for me.”