Africa Quote by Claire Denis Download Open image “You don't grow up naive in Africa.” — Claire Denis ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.5 out of 5 (10 ratings) Copy quoteShare Africa Grow Grow up Naive Up
If people in this country think of Africa as a place with kids and flies swarming around their heads, then they won't understand that… — Don Cheadle Copy Share Image
Africa is like a child that immediately cries for its babysitter when something goes wrong. Africa should stand on its own two feet. — James Shikwati Copy Share Image
I grew up in different parts of Africa. I grew up in Mozambique and places like that. I've been in South Africa many times. — Daniel Espinosa Copy Share Image
Africa must take the first steps into modernity on its own. There must be a change in mentality. We have to stop perceiving ourselves… — James Shikwati Copy Share Image
Compared to people in Africa, I think we've all had privileged upbringings. — Julian Casablancas Copy Share Image
We cannot do everything in Africa, but doing nothing is not an option. — Lee H. Hamilton Copy Share Image
Africa is a cruel country; it takes your heart and grinds it into powdered stone - and no one minds. — Elspeth Huxley Copy Share Image
I think when you've travelled around a lot in Africa, you understand something that many people here don't recognize: the extraordinary power that is… — Stephen Lewis Copy Share Image
I long to make films. I'm dying to be inside the next film. I always hope there will be another film. — Claire Denis Copy Share Image
I am not at all interested in theories about cinema. I am only interested in images and people and sound. I am really a… — Claire Denis Copy Share Image
A father who sees his daughter leave in the arms of another man does not feel the same as a mother. It is heartrending… — Claire Denis Copy Share Image
I don't know - music in film, for me, is not another part of a soundtrack; it is something that also helps to approach… — Claire Denis Copy Share Image
It's not that I don't like words. There's sometimes no need for words. — Claire Denis Copy Share Image
I have no relationship to the French bourgeoisie. I don't like connecting with them. — Claire Denis Copy Share Image
I have very strong relationships with my actors when I'm shooting. When you love an actor's work, you always feel you have to go… — Claire Denis Copy Share Image
I always scout locations first. The apartments, the railway tracks, the café, the canal - I figure out the geography of the film. — Claire Denis Copy Share Image
For some reason, I have always been interested in the stories of people who are exiled and who are deprived of rights. My main… — Claire Denis Copy Share Image
When I was a child I had a nightmare, and in the morning, I asked my mother and father, 'If I kill someone, would… — Claire Denis Copy Share Image
I'm in 'Madagascar 2.' I'm Testy the Lion. The franchise moves to Africa, and Bernie Mac is also in the film. I loved working… — Tom Lister, Jr Copy Share Image
I've never been invited to do an exhibition or do a talk in England, except once, about 10 years ago. I've given talks all… — Brian Wildsmith Copy Share Image
I represent my country, but I also represent the continent of Africa when I play in Europe. That's why it's important to try to… — Yaya Toure Copy Share Image
I was learning to track rhinoceroses in Africa and tracked right up on an animal that really I thought was going to kill me. — Martha Beck Copy Share Image
My mother is a huge fan of my work. I told her about 'Coraline' long before the film was made, and she got the… — Henry Selick Copy Share Image
“For their never-ending endeavours to obtain or retain wealth, countries desperately need companies, because they—unlike most human beings—have the means of production, and human… — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
It's time Africa started listening to our young people instead of always telling them what to do. — Mo Ibrahim Copy Share Image
“All roads lead to Johannesburg. If you are white or if you are black they lead to Johannesburg. If the crops fail, there is… — Alan Paton Copy Share Image
Malaria is a disease that kills one to three million people a year. 300 to 500 million cases are reported. It's estimated that Africa… — Jacqueline Novogratz Copy Share Image
