Awkward moment Quote by James Veitch

Mandela once phoned me out of the blue while he was still president, and at first he played with me a bit.

— Jonathan Shapiro

I first met Nelson Mandela when I was in my late 20s, in 1993. I was helping facilitate an African National Congress (ANC) workshop…

— Kumi Naidoo

After Versace was murdered, the first person to call me was Mandela.

— Naomi Campbell

I met Nelson Mandela, and I really didn't know what to say. It was years ago at a benefit. I was just in awe…

— Robin Williams

The first 10 years of my life, I lived as 'Matangi.' When I came to England in '86, my first week of school was…

— M.I.A

It was wicked meeting Nelson Mandela.

— Rio Ferdinand

“Nelson Mandela once said, ‘If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to…

— Trevor Noah

“Nelson Mandela said it this way, “If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you…

— Christopher Marco

“Never mind the fact that what she described was the content of LITERALLY EVERY VOICE MAIL IN HISTORY. Name, hello, please call back. Not…

— Aziz Ansari

I didn't speak English until I was ten, when Philip Burton, the schoolmaster who became my guardian, took me under his wing.

— Richard Burton

I was, aged nine, the go-to kid in Minneapolis for a commercial voiceover.

— Vincent Kartheiser

I was in the Vancouver airport, and I was speaking with a young girl. She asked if I was Freddie Prinze Jr., and I…

— Freddie Prinze, Jr