John Kani

I always say my first break was a dead man's break.

— John Kani

That's the beauty of art: art is universal.

— John Kani

I did 'Sizwe Bansi is Dead' for 34 years.

— John Kani

In 'Lion King,' the music is brilliant. The CGI is amazing.

— John Kani

Seventy is beautiful for me. I am truly, at last, an elder.

— John Kani

You can't always play the hero. You have to play the villain.

— John Kani

When I am offered work, I am very selective.

— John Kani

I come from a long line of storytellers.

— John Kani

Working with my friend Sir Antony Sher is truly one of the highlights of my career as an artist.

— John Kani

I must concentrate all my efforts in the attainment of freedom for my people.

— John Kani

I started to get my doctorate, not to be called 'doctor.' Those are just little things you get to get recognition.

— John Kani

Acting became a powerful tool for change. You had to tell stories that were important to you.

— John Kani

You can give me any of Shakespeare's plays and I'll tell you a parallel African folktale.

— John Kani

'Sizwe' is the beginning of protest theatre; 'Nothing But The Truth' is post-apartheid South Africa.

— John Kani

When you write as an artist, you just tell a story and people say it addresses issues.

— John Kani

My love, my passion, my everything is this continent of Africa. I have always celebrated African humanity.

— John Kani

The exchange rate of the Rand against the dollar, pound or euro makes South Africa an attractive location. The positive side of…

— John Kani

I write about the human condition, as a South African. I sometimes see South Africa with the spectacles of the past and…

— John Kani

The government harasses everything. The government must keep a constant surveillance of all activities by black people in order to maintain their…

— John Kani

This is the problem I have: I write a play and I give it to a director and they say, 'I'll do…

— John Kani

I still remember the moment when my teacher, Mr. Budaza, walked into class and said, 'Today we are going to study 'Julius…

— John Kani

'iNkaba' has made me famous in the living rooms of the people of my country. It was almost like being famous all…

— John Kani

I couldn't really say that a repressive society would result in creative art. But somehow it does help, it is an ingredient,…

— John Kani

We have to depoliticise our youth. We have to teach our youth that the word 'government' means them, it's something to feel…

— John Kani

We are sort of not at the level of entertainment that the Western world is. Everything we see on the play in…

— John Kani

'Captain Marvel,' whereby the steel trap is challenged, where the hero is a heroine, where the most powerful person who has the…

— John Kani

If we'd lived in England or America we'd have told stories abut our lives and nobody would have called it protest theatre.…

— John Kani

Inkaba' is about a feud between two South African families. They have been fighting for years, from one generation to the next.…

— John Kani

Theatre has had a very important role in changing South Africa. There was a time when all other channels of expression were…

— John Kani

I remember the words of my grandmother who died at 102. I remember my great mother, Grand Brika, who died at the…

— John Kani

What does Macbeth want? What does Shakespeare want? What does Othello want? What does James want? What does Arthur Miller want when…

— John Kani

We never deal with propaganda. We never deal with politics. We never deal with newspaper headlines. We deal with the harsh realities…

— John Kani

I am known for always playing virtuous characters.

— John Kani

When I tell a story, I have to tell it honestly.

— John Kani

I am a citizen of the world, or no world at all!

— John Kani

Shakespeare examines how democracy is built.

— John Kani

It dawned on me that theatre is a powerful weapon for change.

— John Kani

Forgiving is OK. Forgetting, never.

— John Kani

I will always vote. I have done so, ever since 1994.

— John Kani

I'm Dad at home, not John Kani.

— John Kani