The most successful societies in the world are those that have been able to combine a strong state with the rule of law and democratic accountability.

我认为电影中最重要的东西是故事。

Making art is not selfish； it’s for the rest of us. If you don’t do your thing， you are cheating us.

"The only thing that could spoil a day was people. People were always the limiters of happiness except for the very few that were as good as spring itself."

To be African is to be modern - this is the central paradox we must embrace.