"The aim of this show is to inspire the teenagers to get excited about their careers, despite their circumstances, and give them the tools they need to help them finish school"

"Sometimes when you’ve failed, it’s hard to see past that failure"

"Even though my family was there for me,I wished I had to someone to talk Someone who tried to understand.I feel like parents don't talk to their children enough. Parenting isn't just about providing a roof over your child head and clothing them."

"I think a lot of women go through mental and emotional abuse, but choose to stay because the other one ‘will change’ or ‘loves’ them"

"There are different degrees of this behaviour in relationships. But if you see this happening, I suggest that you re-evaluate your reasons for being with someone"

"Only afterwards you realise, ‘Okay, that was happening. I can suddenly be myself again, I feel relieved and free"

"But looking back at previous relationships when I was much younger and more insecure, one does tend to become more of a someone you think your partner wants you to be – to be accepted, to be loved"

"To emotionally prepare, I took from my own life experience and ideas I had about my character and relationships. Thankfully I haven’t been in any situation close to this specific story"

"People like Melchior give them something to live for. Hope. A future. But they are, in the end, just part of a sick person’s power-hungry game"

"Young people, people in relationships, are being manipulated because they are targeted as being weak"

"The reality of this is that the situation in this movie isn’t new"

"Both are about people being promised a new life, a good future, but in the end falling for someone or something that is all about money and power (mentally and otherwise), or being taken advantage of"

"When I did the audition, I already felt that this role was just sitting right in my skin, I don’t know why. This movie and character were different from anything I’ve done in my career before"

"If I add some Afrikaans words to my script abroad and get a reaction I know there’s South African’s present"

"That’s why giving up teaching was a problem; you used to income monthly and suddenly you freelance and you don’t know where money is going to come from"

"We came from a background where we cleaned the theatre, we swept the stage. We came into the industry gradually. That’s what where drug abuse comes in sometimes, because often many young people can’t handle the pressure"

"Education is one thing they can’t take away from you"

"If we really want to have a full interview, we can talk for five days. My life is so interesting because of all the shows I’ve done, places I have visited"

"What you see is what you get; I cannot be pretentious"

"You can’t just grow all the time. You grow incrementally and in steps"

"Do the work honestly and properly and that is all you can do and go out there and share it. That is what we are here for, to share"

"Then you are not that afraid because if you are afraid that you won’t be good enough, that is not the question. The question is “What does the work ask of me"

"Yes, but that is not important because one must move the emphasis from yourself to the work"

"It’s wonderful because it’s strange, it’s almost with all that pressure gone, social pressure, political pressure gone, it is actually a wonderful relief"

"We worked very very hard. I was forced into big parts from a very young age, probably sometimes being forced into playing roles that I wasn’t quite ready for but there is nothing like being pushed into something like that to give you maturity as a young actress"

"We did a lot of extra work. We worked at night when everyone had gone home and we would rehearse our scenes"

"She brings impeccable precision to everything, from high stepping dance moves to subtly directed winks. She has palpable presence and injects her performance with passion- Cape Town, Burger"

"Surely the most vivacious and drop-dead gorgeous performer ever seen. Glittering with sass, sparkle and sophistication, and her vibrant personality and versatile voice, deft moves infectious smiles and easy patter, relating to her life and times, ensure a memorable night out.- The Star, JHB"

"Amra-Faye is the epitome of the professional cabaret artiste.- Observer, Cape"

"She is the hottest show in town....sheer seductress - vocal and otherwise - enrapturing with the clarity, power and poise of her delivery of jazz, blues and classic modern numbers. Her stage persona is worldly-wise, ironic, knowing. There’s humor of the subtlest sort at play, inﬂected and nuanced and perfectly judged.- Darryl Accone, Artzone"

"I remember it so clearly. I know the pain, trust me, I really know that pain and I have been able to survive to be the strong person that I am today. I used music as an escape and, at some point, worked up enough courage to speak about it so I could start healing. I want to help others who, like me, have endured abuse because they are poor or are dependent on their abusers"

"I've been abused. I was still very young and my younger sister and I were abused. It was more of physical abuse and I know with my sister, it was more than that, because she had to do certain things in order for us not be kicked out of the house were staying in"

"You need to speak — the more I spoke about it the more things became clearer for me. The more I spoke the more I became honest with myself. That's how I began to heal. Not talking about it is one of the foremost reasons why women are depressed"

"You have to be determined to get out but that's also hard, because the abuse kills your willpower and sometimes you don't want to fight any more. It took me forever to get to a place where I could trust a man enough to date him because of everything I went through"

"The issue is we don't trust each other, especially as women. But the trick is, the first thing that really helps us get out of abusive situations and stay out, is to talk about it"

"I know it's hard because how do you even begin ... but find that one person and tell them what you are going through and show them your scars"

"I realised that there are young people who want me to mentor them and I don't know where to start but ... Me sharing these stories bit by bit, it's a way of me healing, it's a process. I look at my life now at the age of 29 and I think of the 20 years of my life. When I'm finally healed, people will hear everything ... people will hear everything that has happened in my life"

"There are still so many roles...I am going to be acting until I am 90"

"Don't get frustrated, instead teach,guide,Nthati"

"Maybe I need to change,maybe I need to adapt"

"Training is important it doesn't have to be from a formal institution"

"Being a trained actress is important. This is why I can play virtually any part.” With three SAFTAs to her name, she says awards don’t define her"

"But because I’m a goof and an avid reader, my humour and thirst for knowledge saved me from staying in character"

"I realised the power that cult leaders have, how easy it is to manipulate people. You just need to tell people what they want to hear to have them eat out the palm of your hand. She is one of the darkest characters I played and breaking away was difficult"

"I’m a method person and prefer being prepared. But it was a welcome challenge. Being as self critical as I am, I do hope I did the role justice. It certainly was unlike anything I’ve ever done"

"I will stop acting when I am 97. That’s my cut off. I don’t dream about producing or directing or anything else… acting is my passion. Even [if] it means going months without work, what is meant to be always comes around"

"I am passionate about storytelling, I am a black woman and I know the hardships we face. I am excited about the people involved in this project. Some survivors of these atrocities, some having encountered abuse in their families, some in relationships - we all know of someone that has been abused and this is why we need to stand up and do something"

"The thing is the higher you move up in the corporate space the more comfortable you get. There you know your place, it has its own challenges but you are settled and you know where your money is coming from. I was fearful of how life would be when I have to ask questions like, 'where will my income come from this month."

"You know what's great about acting? It allows you to be an entrepreneur because when you are waiting in the green room to do your scenes you are writing a business proposal."