I Always Wanted To Be

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.

If You Apologize Because You Are Afraid, Then You Are A Child Not A Man.

So I Had To Be Careful. I Recognized The Responsibility That, Whether I Liked It Or Not, I Had To Accept Whatever The Obligation Was. That Was To Behave In A Manner, To Carry Myself In Such A Professional Way, As If There Ever Is A Reflection, It's A Positive One.

My Father Was A Certain Kind Of Man - I Saw How He Treated My Mother And His Family And How He Treated Strangers. And I Vowed I Would Never Make A Film That Would Not Reflect Properly On My Father's Name.

If The Image One Holds Of One's Self Contains Elements That Don't Square With Reality, One Is Best Advised To Let Go Of Them, However Difficult That May Be.