Share & Save
Meaning
Not documented yet.
When It Was Said
Not documented yet.
Who It Was Said To
Not documented yet.
Historical Context
Not documented yet.
Source
Not documented yet.
Original Language & Translation
Originally said in English.
Did They Really Say It?
Not documented yet.
Did You Know?
Not documented yet.
About John Kani
South African actor and playwright
John Kani is a South African actor and playwright. Born Bonisile John Kani, he is known for his screen roles in films such as Captain America: Civil War, Black Panther, The Lion King, and Murder Mystery, and for his work in theatre during the apartheid era. He co-wrote Sizwe Banzi Is Dead in 1975 with Athol Fugard and Winston Ntshona, and also performed in it. His career spans stage and film, with work that has connected him to both anti-apartheid theatre and major popular screen productions.
More from John Kani (92 quotes) →Keep reading John Kani
- “I want my work to contribute toward creating a better society, toward bringing people together. That is alway…”John Kani
- “I was the generation who hated the white man, despised him, wanted to shoot him.”John Kani
- “Protest theater has a place again. It's not against whites or apartheid. It is against injustice and anything…”John Kani
- “When I tried to do 'Waiting for Godot, it was such a controversy. I was tired of political theatre. All I wan…”John Kani
More Writing quotes
- “And I knew in my bones that Emily Dickinson wouldn't have written even one poem if she'd had two howling babi…”Jennifer Donnelly
- “I think television scripts have become really intriguing and well-done. And writers have stopped drawing any…”Natalie Zea
- “I went to school in California, at Stanford when I was seventeen, and I lived in San Francisco until I was tw…”Jenny Zhang