"Being an African filmmaker, Africa is what's important for me. If I were to shot a film in France or elsewhere it would only be because the story that was being told was something that concerned me, and that really called me or needed to be shown on the screen."

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Source : Source: blogs.indiewire.com

Abderrahmane Sissako

#Important Quotes #Stories Quotes #France Quotes

“I hid my love when young till I Couldn't bear the buzzing of a fly; I hid my life to my despite Till I could not bear to look at light: I dare not gaze upon her face But left her memory in each place; Where'er I saw a wild flower lie I kissed and bade my love good-bye.”
“You build your mind, so make it into something you want to live with.”
“I found my student of the year, and now Tata Nano is searching for India's student of the year”
“Dreams are not theirs to take!”
“I would say, and as I have said before, the series [Narcos] does not demonstrate real happenings but rather events that the screenwriters, in their own taste, believe depict the way we lived.”

Source : Source: harvardpolitics.com
“Being brave enough to just be unapologetic for who you areâ€š that's a goddess.”

Source : "Banks: 'I'm being as honest as I can'". Interview with Kate Hutchinson, www.theguardian.com. August 30, 2014.
“The only people who aren't going to be criticized are those who do absolutely nothing”
“I don't mourn the loss of my childhood; I mourn because everything, including (my) childhood, is lost.”

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