" Zac is like a Barbie doll...I'm jealous of him in that respect, but when I was younger, I suppose I had my fair share of success in that department."
It was the third thing property tycoon Prince John Zylinski had said which had me almost choking on the vast platter of cheesecake I was greeted with upon arrival, some of which he scooped up in a jam jar and insisted I take with me, before continuing on.
Before that, it was " Sadiq is wooden - he's had a charisma bypass" and "I believe London needs to be cleaned and protected from further pollution, so I promise to get rid of Nigel Farage".
The Prince and I were sat in his grandiose palace, better known as the White House in Ealing, a renovation project he had promised his grandmother he would renovate after it was taken by the Nazis during the war.
Aged 64, into ballet, art history and chain smoking, the well-travelled mayoral candidate said he is tired of "working with things, rather than people" and is trading in his decades of business experience for the hope of becoming London's next Mayor.
Convinced there is something missing from the 2016 City Hall race , he is hoping to "bring colour into the election", one he feels "is not very impressive and run by two boys trying to do men's jobs."
'London needs to call in a professional who knows about housing'
Describing the campaigning process as "the most boring thing in life", Zylinski was sure about one thing, and that was his ability to make bigger changes for the city.
"You have to have balls, but I don't think the two main candidates are convincing people," he said.
Drawing from his housing experience, his ambitious plan is to build one million homes in four years, which he believes he can deliver.
"I've built many homes and I know you need to call in a professional who knows about housing," he said, lighting another cigarette.
"And I challenge both Zac and Sadiq to show evidence of when they've faced local opposition to build something and gone ahead with it - because it takes balls.
"You know Renzo Piano, who built the Shard, told me I had the right spirit? There's no better compliment than that."
'No one has stood up for Polish people - and I love my people'
Housing aside, Zylinski said he wants to give a voice to those Londoners who feel like "second class citizens", at a time where he believes the world is feeling very insecure.
"We're all much more fragile than we were compared to 10 years ago and people need reassurance" he said.
After challenging Nigel Farage to a duel in 2015, a video which went viral, he realised how much the Polish community meant to him - and he to them.
"I became a hero and many of them told me that what I said is what they were thinking, but were too scared to say.
"No one has stood up for them and I love my people and its reciprocated I think.
"I want to be a voice for all the other newcomers too because they can feel like second class citizens."
He slid across the table the sketches of a statue he plans to build in Hyde Park corner to pay tributes to the Polish war heroes, something he described as his version of his father's cavalry charge on the Nazis as war hero.
'Heathrow needs to be closed down'
Other policies were unlike any other manifesto - " Heathrow ? Close the bloody thing down; other countries have done it with their airports, so why can't we?" - and to ban cargo flights to and from the airport, which would increase passenger flights and eradicate the need for a third runway.
Registered bicycle plates also featured in the list - "we can't have them jumping lights, it's best for everyone", along with the vow to plant a million trees to keep the city looking green.
On the topic of security, deploying armed guards at London's main tube stations was something Zylinski felt was a necessity as it sent out the right message to those threatening the city.
However, a pledge he said would be difficult to keep was to half the cost of tubes and buses using a £2 billion government grant which he would fight for.
"I have been waiting my whole life for this" he said, when I asked him about whether he had always wanted to run as a candidate.
"It is all about the connection with people - and the time has arrived that I have something to say."
With a twinkle in his eye, he added: "And it keeps my out of mischief, at least for the next 30 years."
