When I was 19, I did an internship in Los Angeles and lived with a friend of mine in the Valley.
California was special. It's a place where I learned how to be adventurous, both in style and fashion, but also in terms of the way I think.
The South was influential in my life. It helped form who I am. I went to New York out of drama school, and I lived in California.
I'll always consider myself a Southerner. A lot of people put California down, but my dreams were realized there.
I had a weird high school because I graduated early when I was 16. I moved out to California, but I was only there for freshman and sophomore year, and I was a bit of a brainiac.
"Beach." It's a very loose term now. Pretty widely used term. And that's awesome, but I guess my California experience is different from a lot of people's interpretations, and I think maybe I just wanted to put my spin on it.
When I first saw California, it was extraordinary. Because I came from old, black, dark England, still recovering from World War II. I grew up with bomb sites everywhere.
I love the way of life out in California, and I've made a lot of friends out there. The food is amazing.
That was a mistake, I guess, going out to California. They have these things called guidance counselors in high school. They drink a lot of herbal tea.
