It struck me that what I'd heard about certain celebrities was true: they had It, whatever the hell It was. Star power isn't a myth; it is tangible and forceful.

I'd gone to Manhattan to become a model.

By the time I was 8 years old, sports had pretty much taken over my life.

I was going to get the Carolyn Bessette story out of her one way or another.

My father was a sergeant with the Connecticut state police. My mother was a hairstylist.

I'd been around women who put me down, made me feel bad, or said things to fuel my insecurity.

New York is tough on lonely people.