I was born two months early, and everyone had given up on me. But my mother insisted on my life.

I'd seen my father. He was a poor man, and I watched him do astonishing things.

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

As I've mentioned, a large part of my father's legacy is the lesson he taught his sons. He brought us together and said, 'The measure of a man is how well he provides for his children.

My mother was the most amazing person. She taught me to be kind to other women. She believed in family. She was with my father from the first day they met. All that I am, she taught me.

I am not a hugely religious person, but I believe that there is a oneness with everything. And because there is this oneness, it is possible that my mother is the principal reason for my life.

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