"I can’t dance nor can I sing but in 2018, I took a risk and auditioned for Nandi The Musical, and to my surprise, I was cast as Shaka who was the son of Nandi. That musical really showed me that I can do anything if I put my mind to it"

"The one thing that you can do is maybe right the wrong when you have the opportunity to do it, but to be cancelled because someone did something before you just doesn’t make sense."

"The scar on my arm may have affected my mental and physical health, but it will never define me. There were times when I couldn’t bear the stares or questions about my scar, times when my confidence hit rock bottom. I couldn’t even wear T-shirts, but I refused to let it hold me back"

"I won't lie, when you are into theatre ... first, people like to assume that a professional actor is only the one that's on TV, but that's a lie, because there are professional actors making a living in theatre. For me, personally, when I graduated with my diploma, I didn't want to do TV (jobs)."

"When people like or love you for your work, they can even see you behind a mask!"

"In terms of his life as a character, it's been hard. In terms of me as an actor, it's been a great journey to have to play such a complex character and to have to challenge myself to gelling to the emotion, to the life and to the imaginary lifestyle that he has. It's been a learning curve for me and I am still trying to understand where I can go further in terms of my career."

"When you're into theatre and you are lucky enough to gigs in theatre, we tend to think that TV actors are coconuts. So I didn't want to do TV because I thought I was gonna be one of those 'cheesy' actors ... However, as time went by, I grew and became a man with responsibilities and the luxury to choose? Well, that was demolished and I had to audition for TV,"

"I think there's no difference in acting for TV and for theatre, that was just me ... As long as you are telling the truth and you are true to the script and to the character. You can get away with anything as long as you tell the truth."

"Nescafe aligns with my brand. If you want to get in shape without spending too much, the Nescafe new 200g pack that comes with 30g extra is a go-to, particularly with its pre-workout benefits. And if you love coffee, I don't think there's a better coffee than Nescafe"

"For me, it was not about being recognised as Senzokuhle Radebe; I just wanted people to see my talent as an actor, be recognised as an actor, and tell stories that will be remembered. And I guess that is what is happening"

"Whatever news you want to tell people, it's better shared with a cup of coffee, especially now in the winter, I have never met anyone angry after having a cup of coffee, And my good news is that I am on Shaka iLembe."

"In 2017, an accident shattered my world both physically and emotionally. But today, I stand here, a survivor, a warrior who refused to be defeated"

"The gym, the place that once brought me joy, was off-limits, adding to my stress, weight loss, and loss of appetite. Depression tried to consume me, but I fought back with every ounce of strength I had left. Today, as I watch Banyana Banyana play in the World Cup, I see a reflection of my own journey. They inspire me to push beyond my limits,” said the actor, who encourages everyone to embrace their scars and stories as they are “the true testimonials of our strength."

"Musicians have been singing about stopping the violence for years and hopefully this will do the same. We all need to do something to break the violence and the stereotype that hostel people are violent people"

"It was a different experience acting again. But I missed it and I am going to go for more auditions now so that I can get more roles. This is just a start for me."

"Just like any other life, you know you make it and then it’s trials and tribulations, it’s learning and unlearning"

"My journey has been beautiful because I have managed to find myself. I always choose the positive side of everything and that has worked in my favour."

"Struggling’ only for a lack of a better word. In this industry, it happens that you have work and then you don’t."

"One of the things my sister [Nomzamo Mbatha] taught me was, ‘The eye that you look at life with, is how your life will be.’ This has helped me envision my life. I think because I work hard it will not be easy for me to fall on hard times."

"People will understand, accept, and open their hearts that when we tell our stories the way they are, in the most authentic way, they come out beautifully. We should always open our hearts to learn and unlearn. This is a show that teaches us about our history. We have to appreciate our past."

"Sizwe Bansi, in a manner of speaking, is dead!"

"Hally: Not many intellectuals are prepared to shovel manure with the peasants then go home and write a ‘little book’ called War and Peace. Incidentally, Sam, he was somebody else who, to quote, ‘…did not distinguish himself scholastically."

"Hally: Anyway, that’s my man of magnitude. Charles Darwin! Who’s yours? Sam: [without hesitation] Abraham Lincoln. Hally: I might have guessed as much. Don’t get sentimental, Sam. You’ve never been a slave, you know. And anyway, we freed your ancestors here in South Africa long before the Americans."

"Hally: It’s a bloody awful world when you come to think of it. People can be real bastards. Sam: That’s the way it is, Hally. Hally: It doesn’t have to be that way. There is something called progress you know. We don’t exactly burn people at the stake anymore."

"She’s no match for him when it comes to a battle of words."

"Don’t talk crap, Hally! You don’t even know what the word ‘sympathy’ means."

"Do you think Fathers do any more for their sons, except in terms of money, that Mothers do for their daughters."

"Doesn’t it sort of bug you that people like your dad can’t take care of the world?"

"I thought I was keeping it straight and I’ve suddenly wondered whether it is straight, and whether it matters whether it is or not."

"Somebody once said that there are only two places you can be alone—inside your mother’s womb and inside your coffin."

"You were scared of the ball because it was big and hard and could hurt you, just like life can hurt you."

"Without me breathing down your neck all the time, you’d lean even more to the right than you do now."

"A hint of water, a whisper of foam. Long, white tails streaming behind them as they twist and turn in the bay."

"There’s no question he’s smarter than I am, but does that give him the right to call me a name like that?"

"Aah, violence is the only way I can make people pay attention to me."

"I’m in the business of making people realize that their opinions aren’t worth the paper they’re written on."

"Mr. Sam was our father. He knew about our dreams and ambitions."

"There's nothing wrong with the world. It just goes around and around, and you gotta get on with your life."

"Anybody who lets facts interfere with his imagination is a person who will never enjoy anything else again."

"Hally: I oscillate between hope and despair for this world as well, Sam."

"Sam: But don’t let me see it. The secret is to make it look easy. Ballroom must look happy, Willie, not like hard work. It must Ja!It must look like romance."

"Tonight I find Hilda and say sorry. And make promise I won't beat her no more. You hear me, Boet Sam?"

"Fly another kite, I suppose. It worked once, and this time I need it as much as you do.""

"I mean, how do I wash off yours and your father's filth?...I've also failed. A long time ago I promised myself I would do something, but you've just shown me...Master Harold...that I've failed."

"He's a white man and that's good enough for you."

"To be one of those finalists on that floor is like... like being in a dream world in which accidents don't happen.""

"I think I spent more time in there with you chaps than anywhere else in that dump. And do you blame me? Nothing but bloody misery wherever you went.""