John Kani : (5)

" We have to depoliticise our youth. We have to teach our youth that the word ‘government’ means them, it’s something to feel pride in, not something to attack. " - John Kani

" In South Africa, it is different. When you are born not even your father knows what is going to happen in your life. " - John Kani

" I’d read Shakespeare in school, translated into isiXhosa, and loved the stories, but I hadn’t realised before I started reading the English text how powerful the language was – the great surging speeches Othello has. " - John Kani

" That’s the beauty of art: art is universal. " - John Kani

" When the situation politically became intolerable within South Africa, we used the arts as a weapon for change. " - John Kani