When I interview someone, I want to find out about their life, get a sense of their personality, their passion. Maybe I'm hiring for a certain job, but even if your job is marketing, I'm going to ask you for your opinion on other things - taste this, what do you think of this bottle?

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This is who George Clooney is. That was September 27th, 2013. Now September 27th, 2014, George Clooney marries Amal. Now that’s good karma right there.

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George and I had been traveling south of the border for a year and drinking a lot of tequila.

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I'm usually up until around 1 A.M. or 2 A.M. I don't get much sleep - and I prefer it that way, writing notes and coming up with different ideas for two to three hours between 11 P.M. and 1 A.M. or 2 A.M.

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I don't give my employees hours - some of them come in at 7 A.M., some at 10 A.M., some stay until 6 P.M. or midnight. They have that freedom to come and go as they wish, although they all put in more hours than your 9 to 5.

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On weekends we try and stay around the house, have a BBQ, have friends over.

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My mind starts to work creatively past 10 P.M. or 11 P.M. - all of a sudden there's silence and my head starts going.

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It's always nice to get fresh flowers.

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Always be interested in what's happening with other people.

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I don't want to be stuffing my face at a party - I just want to talk and socialize.

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When I get dressed, I do wear Armani.

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I love blues, mellow rock 'n' roll.

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It's nice to be able to have a conversation with someone and know there's nothing they can gain from me, nothing I'm looking for from them.

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Real entertainers love to entertain.

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When times are good, people drink. When times are bad, people drink.

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A lot of people go into the bar and nightclub business thinking: 'Hey, we can make money for a year or two, close and then open again,' but for me, it's always been a business and it's always been about longevity.

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My wife is great at giving input for my projects. She's good at naming places, she has pretty good taste in music, and as a model, of course, she's excellent when it comes to lighting.

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Oh, the secret of a great club is all in the detail. When I walk into one of my bars, I have to have all my napkins a certain way and all the pourers in the bottles facing a certain way. It drives some people crazy, but I figure if I notice something's off, then other people will notice it, too.

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None of our bars smell like a bar at all - that's our number one rule - and we use certain scented candles and certain types of incense in order to give our bars a specific feel and ambiance.

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I like to adapt to each city. I like to come up with a concept for each space I do. The vibe in L.A. is a little sexier than New York, so the colors are a little different.

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Pour two parts mix and you throw in one part tequila, some Don Julio, which is my favorite, shake it up a couple times. There's a perfect margarita.

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