I lived in a country where I couldn't live where I wanted to live. I lived in a country where I couldn't go where I wanted to eat. I lived in a country where I couldn't get a job, except for those put aside for people of my colour or caste.

I had learned something of Miami from people who had visited there, so I knew what to expect.

True 'joy' is the difference between just amusing ourselves to death and creating 'meaningful' pleasure.

But my dad also was a remarkable man, a good person, a principled individual, a man of integrity.

I was a gift to my mother. She was a remarkable person. God or nature, or whatever those forces are, smiled on her, then passed me the best of her.

I had chosen to use my work as a reflection of my values.

I do know that I'm responsible not for what happens, but for what I make of it.