"I don’t believe that looks matter (as an important trait in acting). One’s look can be a plus, but there are different characters (in a movie). It’s not always about looking good in front of the camera. One has to be able to strip oneself of all that. Also, one has to be versatile and be able to let go of the glam, and get down dirty and get into characters,"

"Simplicity is what makes you stay away from trouble, when you keep everything simple it makes whatever comes back at you simple."

"In the way the world is going — not even Nigeria or Africa, the world now — you need streams of income, multiple sources of income. You need to develop yourself."

"Be very bold, confident, and go for whatever it is you want, because when you start out it may seem very daunting and it may feel small in this big world but that is not the case."

"Self-positivity is accepting yourself for what you are."

"Stage requires discipline, very challenging because you don’t have a second take, there is no rewind and let me take it again and so, what you give at that time is what the people are going to get, it is important you make your decision for stage like in fraction of a second, you have to decide how you want to deliver that role within a fraction of a second, and once it’s done you can’t take it back, it helps you to focus."

"be true to yourself and stay true to who you were when you started."

"Not every woman wants to be kept by a man, majority wants to add value to their partners’ lives."

""Until you put on those big girl pants, just crawl back into trophy and borrowed life and let hardworking people breathe and appreciate their self-made lives.”""

"Don’t give motivational talks if you live off men."

"I was told I won't amount to anything."

"No tears, No Pain No gain. Just Do It."

"Be careful who you idolise."

"I really love this city."

"I grew up here and I wanted my son to experience growing up here just like I did. But now we’re moving again because the fashion world never stops, and things are opening up."

"Stay in a state of love. Remember that once you achieve this state of love, nothing nor anyone can pull more energy from you than you can replace. The energy flowing out of you creates a current that pulls energy into you at the same rate. You can never run out."

"It is good to be patient because not all that glitters is gold. My marriage has been a success because I practiced patience."

"I advice every career woman to set their priorities right and always remember that a woman is meant to support her husband."

"It all comes back to the reason why we are in the industry. If you know why you are here, it makes it easy for you to avoid all these ridiculous offers. I am not desperate"

"I like to separate my personal life from business. This is work. Everybody should come here, be professional, be ready to work and be done with it"

"All I know is that you don’t have to do any wrong to be hated; everybody must not like you."

"I believe in love, but I don’t believe that everybody gets to experience true love. I just think not everybody is fortunate enough to experience true love."

"I am willing to take acting as far as it would take me."

"I can’t think of anything I’ve done or has happened to me that would embarrass me if it comes out to the public."

"The worst scandal that could come out is if someone doesn’t like my acting and goes ahead and starts trashing me on TV. I think that is the worst thing that can happen to me."

"I think when you leave an open life where there is really no big secret or big scandal that you are afraid will be exposed to the public and will destroy your image, I think you can sleep easier at night"

"I am not angry. I am just a no nonsense person. You don’t bring nonsense my way and expect me to smile"

"I am a Woman. I have dreams and ambitions. I have goals and aspirations. I have a PLAN for my life and the only thing that can stop me 2019/03/29"

"If I didn’t have the motivation and support I am getting from them at the moment, I don’t think I would have gotten this far with what I’m doing"

"No, I am not because I have nothing to hide. Sometimes you don’t really call for the attention you get"

"The more people hate you, the more you will progress if you are nice."

"The truth about life is that if people don’t hate or criticise you, it shows that you are not important. You must be important for people to hate you and try to run you down."

"In the past two month’s I have been served with letters from his attorneys to remove my tweets. A protection order was then applied for against me along with an interim order demanding that I delete my tweets and effectively attempting to silence me just after I found my voice to speak about my experiences. This culminated in an arrest warrant being issued against me and my subsequent imprisonment"

"I spoke to her with faith that she would fight through this. I thought she would pull through. I said a prayer with her. I begged her. I pleaded with her to not leave because I still need her. I don't want to imagine life without her. I am because of her. My world doesn't make sense without my mother. I said those words to her"

"For those who have been asking how they may assist financially, I am making final arrangements with my Attorneys to assist me setting up an ideal vehicle to receive your contributions to cover legal costs and also assist those who are in a position similar to mine. I appreciate all the outpouring of support since the story broke it into the news. Your support is not only for me, but the many other silenced survivors who await their day to find their voice to seek justice. The days of silence are over"

"I felt my mother going and the pain in her body leaving. When I got to the hospital, the numbness, pins and needles left"

"She fought like a trooper. She tried her best, but in the end she was really tired of fighting. My mother fought throughout her life. What pains me the most is she never got that break. She was always fighting through life, working through life. Always doing something for other people ... She gave and got nothing in return"

"I too, have finally found the strength and courage to speak out and seek justice In 2014, I was sexually assaulted and raped by Mongezi “TollAssMo” Mahlangu while working on a television production in Paarl, Western Cape. For numerous reasons, I did not open a case at the time and only shared this experience with one of the other participants on the show"

"For many years, I have been battling to find the courage and support to speak up against a number of acts of violence which have happened to me"

"Many people have the misconception that a pretty girl can only be a ‘vase’ in a film. I want people to consider me not just to be a film star, but someone who knows about acting."

"Well I don't think any two different people can be compared, because for me as you see on my list I've worked with so many different kinds of directors, that I never try to compare two people. I think they are individuals, and because of their upbringing and background they become the way they are and it also affects what they want to say in a movie, I think that's the interesting part, to see the differences in them."

"I mean for me, sometimes I can just picture things that I can't explain, and I think a snake just sort of wriggles along the way."

"You experience a lot more pain than normal people—your mom dies, your dad dies, your boyfriend chucks you, you live in the street, and you're really going through these emotions. You're trying to know what it feels like to watch a man die in front of you, as if you've really lived it. Once that division is gone, it gets blurry—you look back at a shoot and think, was I really that sad because in the film my boyfriend didn't like me—or was it something else, something real?"

"I have done all kinds of scripts, but I prefer working on dramas. They give me room to really act. Comedies are fun to work on, but I don’t get much satisfaction from them."

"No matter where I'm going, I feel like I'm leaving something behind. Every time I get on a plane, I cry. The flight attendants on Cathay Pacific must think I'm mad."

"Comedies are written for men, and the women just stand around. But I do like the audience reaction to comedies. When they laugh, I feel good. You don’t get that sort of pleasure from making dramas."

"I have nothing against commercial films, but if you’re in a movie, [and] you feel the script and everything else about it has no meaning – it’s just another production that the boss can add to his list – I don’t think you should do it."