There are too many brands. You can start your own brand from your bedroom. It's a good thing and a bad thing.

I don't consider what you're wearing when I design a shoe. I don't have a particular look in mind or make a shoe thinking, "This would look great with a blue pinstripe suit." I just let you dress yourself. I'm looking at the shoe itself, not as a component of an outfit.

I really never even seriously considered a book but a few years ago someone approached me out of the blue and I said I would think about it.

As a child there was no place for adventure or experimentation. I guess that kind of freedom started in high school with punk rock. That's what enlightened me to not being afraid to express myself.

When I lace my shoes I can't stand when they are twisted and dirty. It just looks sloppy. Even if it's a new pair of Chuck Taylors and the laces are all twisted it looks like you don't care.

There are too many brands. You can start your own brand from your bedroom. It's a good thing and a bad thing.

When I was a kid I was very particular. I was actually beyond particular. I would iron my money and spray it with Polo cologne.