Our job as artists, we believe, is not to make changes in society. We don't have the ability to do that. We reflect life. We are the mirror of the society to look into. Our job is to raise questions,… — John Kani Copy Share Image
All over the world, there is someone sitting in a cell because he or she is not allowed freedom of expression. — John Kani Copy Share
I still remember the moment when my teacher, Mr. Budaza, walked into class and said, 'Today we are going to study 'Julius Caesar,' one… — John Kani Copy Share
I have never been attracted to television work. Even to appear in series and soapies. I have always appeared in theatre and major movies,… — John Kani Copy Share
Working with my friend Sir Antony Sher is truly one of the highlights of my career as an artist. — John Kani Copy Share
In Australia, I almost became a counsellor. At the end of each performance there would be a queue of sobbing people backstage. They all… — John Kani Copy Share
What does Macbeth want? What does Shakespeare want? What does Othello want? What does James want? What does Arthur Miller want when he wrote?… — John Kani Copy Share
Every time there is a movie that tells a South African story, it is done by someone who must be taught the right way… — John Kani Copy Share
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 Copy Share
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… — John Kani Copy Share
We are sort of not at the level of entertainment that the Western world is. Everything we see on the play in the screen,… — John Kani Copy Share
We haven't got those dreams: 'I wish to become doctor or a lawyer.' Black people in South Africa have been barred in doing anything… — John Kani Copy Share
