When I was growing up, I never heard the word 'racism.' It was only in Paris I encountered that.

You have to take things with a lot of laughter. I laugh with everyone; this way, I will be able to die happy.

I like black, because for me it is a very happy color.

A woman is like an actress: she's always onstage.

The entire island knows our father, Fred Hemmings, Jr. - kids, adults, surfers, the governor, grocery clerks, gang members who call our house at night and threaten to kill us as soon as they get out of jail. Fred was a world-champion surfer and is now a well-known, controversial politician.

As a person who has spent my career as a child psychologist and have dealt with many children who have struggled with many problems in families, I have seen families ripped apart by so many things that sometimes law has tried to deal with.

There's a lot of stigma attached to being in a home. Other parents don't want their kids to play with you because you're naughty or nasty.

As one of the lucky ones who could provide for my family, I also wanted to help those from my area.