Tebogo Thobejane Quotes

#1. Maybe that's normal. The things you care most about are the ones that leave the biggest holes.

Francesca Zappia

#2. Most empires of conquest in history have imposed their own civilisation on the conquered ... By comparison the Mongols trod lightly on the world they conquered.

Jack Weatherford

#3. I know a famous violinist who told me he can't compose because he knows too many pieces. So, when he starts thinking of a note, an existing piece immediately comes to mind. Just starting out, one of your biggest strengths is not knowing how things are supposed to be.

Natalie Portman

#4. When I'd finished, everybody said they wanted me for this movie. At first I thought they meant a nudie flick since an awful lot of nudies are made in Houston.

Shelley Duvall

#5. When we spend time with people who live in extreme poverty, and we listen to their stories, it creates dignity and connectedness - something they usually lack.

Chris Marlow

#6. There's been a slow death in a way. On the positive side, there are films getting into the Academy Awards that wouldn't have, but on the negative side, financiers are now dominant and making all the decisions. I can't count the ways a director's vision is compromised.

Lili Taylor

#7. I think working as an assistant was a part of knowing people who like cinema, and to learn from a movie, you have to watch it.

Claire Denis