actors-by-country

"This year I said no to five soapies or drama series. Because you ask me, ‘Can you speak Zulu’? My brother, if you can’t speak Zulu, be prepared to starve. Tell me one soapie without Zulus, I will give you a million (rand). In SA, if you can’t speak Zulu you are as good as scrambled eggs. It’s a big thing."

"I needed a point of reference. I wanted to know where I’m seeking this character from."

"You have to go through a process of giving your best and competing with the best in the industry"

"Certain things need to be in place for such a traditional practice."

"This story resonates deeply with me as a person from the township. It portrays how easy it is to get caught up in difficult situations while trying to reach for your dreams"

"When we are shooting, we shoot out of sequence, but when I watched it at the end, I felt like there was hope"

"I think these villainous roles chose me. I grew up in church. My father was a bishop and I am a youth pastor so playing these roles is a big gap between my actual life back home and what I'm playing on screen."

"As a pastor and bishop's son you always have to lead by example and with these roles, every time people question me and I tell them the contrast, they get shocked."

"When I speak, when I act, when I think, when I feel like Musuthu [Sotho people], there’s very little work I have to do, because I know who I am"

"It’s not about the number of followers you have but the craft that you bring to the set. And those of us who are actors bafethu nothing lasts like discipline and professionalism."

"You dare not upstage or upset the ‘Lead’. This is not an exaggeration. Acting is like playing a tennis game. It’s a give and take"

"The producers and the channel must always be happy"

"I believe that whoever has the means to work, let them do so. Maybe I say this because I’m a freelancer. Sometimes I’d be in a good season and sometimes not at all. But if my wife is able to take care of the day-to-day expenses, I find no issue in her helping to alleviate the situation"

"Essentially, if things are not fair between two people, it builds some sort of resentment."

"It’s in recognizing that it’s okay for a woman to take care of the household if she earns more – it has nothing to do with my level of being a man in the home"

"It’s been enjoyable and challenging. As artists, we always face obstacles and push through, trying to be as creative as possible, learning from other actors, and respecting the craft"

"It meant a lot to me. I’m happy to have a platform to inspire young artists, especially those from rural areas who feel this career is out of reach. Everything is possible if you focus on your craft, keep learning and continue to grow"

"If you’re ready to get married, make sure everything is sorted out. Marriage doesn’t seem easy – it comes with many sacrifices and things you’ll need to look past."

"I know how it is to grow up in the township and I know so many intelligent boys from my township who went to school but when you see them now, you ask yourself what happen"

"It is the attitude many artists in South Africa have, that all you have to do is wait until someone gives you that opportunity, but that is a difficult. We need to stop this open handed and entitled attitude and empower ourselves"

"If we isolate ourselves in the industry, we will never grow. I believe in the power of collaboration, that is what got me so far, because people recommended me to other people because I had the potential."

"Women may benefit from social media for a few years but as soon as they get to a certain age the industry forgets about them and they look for the next big thing. Their careers then become obsolete because they didn't grow their craft and relied too much on social media,"

"My only problem is that because platforms to showcase your talent is there, people don't take time to refine their craft. They are going to get lost. Financially and professionally lost."

"A lot of people want to just get a job or be on TV but we are trying to break that culture and show them that they can create. If we isolate ourselves in the industry, we will never grow"

"If I did not have that it would have been hard for me to break into the industry. I believe that the only way to grow as an industry is for us to come together and share skills"

"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."

"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"