Venice | oil rigs | Hillary Rush | Long Island Expressway

What are some of your other favorite landmarks in L.A.? Things that epitomize L.A. for you. I guess all the oil rigs as you come in from the airport on La Cienega. When I first got here, I thought that they were so fascinating. It was so exotic to me, and now I feel a lot of affection for them. It's a bit like the equivalent of seeing the Manhattan skyline when you're coming in on the Long Island Expressway. When I see [the oil rigs], I'm home. I'm here in L.A.

What's your favorite road or street? Besides La Cienega, of course. I like Abbot Kinney in Venice. I have a lot of friends who live in Venice. Abbot Kinney has a lot of cute little furniture shops and galleries. Another favorite restaurant of mine is Axe, and that's on Abbot Kinney. It's such a nice place to walk, and it's so nice to be able to walk, you know what I mean. Axe is very minimal, the decor. They have this delicious rice-bowl salad that I always get that has rice and cucumbers and sprouts and carrots, and they can put salmon or tofu or chicken in it. My girlfriend who is Korean said her mom used to make something similar when she was younger. So it's kind of Asian influenced.

Where do you like to shop? My favorite shop in L.A. is probably Kaviar and Kind. It's on Sunset. It's a jewelry store, but they also sell handbags and art and the most beautiful jewelry you'll ever see. It's eclectic, and some of it is really organic - shells or feathers and gold. They actually have vintage jewelry, as well, which I love, and they carry a lot of different designers. For clothes, I like Hillary Rush on Third. I just really like the buyer; she has a really good eye. I like American Rag a lot. It's on La Brea, and they have vintage clothes, and they carry, you know, little Marc Jacobs pieces and some of the not-so-fancy designers that I really love. And they have really good boy clothes, too, so I can shop for David there.