Before I started my modeling career at 20, I used to replay fashion show videos on-line and study how famous models walk and pose on runways.

Expressing myself is one of my strengths.

I used to fill my stomach with water because I didn't have money to pay for food.

I'm not a good singer.

If they can't suck money out of the Hamptons, a candidate really has to throw in the sponge.

When you are buying companies, everyone in the company feels very good. Their chests are puffed out. At Blackstone, I used to tell people that there is nothing more fun than buying a company with somebody else's money. The business is growing, which creates more opportunity for your employees.

Amongst the financial Twitterati, the term 'muppets' has come to describe any client used and abused by some financial predator. I've adopted the term to describe portfolios that have been assembled for purposes other than serving the clients' best interests.

If I had all the money I'd spent on drink, I'd spend it on drink.