"I don't even wish it on my worst enemy, if I have one. It's horrible, dengue. It is something that strikes you down. You have thoughts of suicide, outright."

"We have become accustomed to the horror images of this country, but when I return I find that there is God everywhere all over Rwanda,"

"Rwanda is a country which is stable, unified, clean, at peace and resolutely turned towards economic development after 1995 Genocide against Tutsi."

"I’ve been inspired by the fact that I’m Rwandan. We left this country in bad conditions. This is my way of contributing towards national development."

"I hope it’s going to help children to develop their inner talents, the idea was to turn this centre which used to serve as an orphanage into something useful for the children."

"It’s a big pleasure and honor to be among the judges to select Miss France 2021 and I will be celebrating 20 years since I was crowned Miss France 2000 ."

"Thanks to the team of Ruhengeri Referral Hospital for having me and congratulations for the achievement ."

"MY COUNTRY of origin is called Rwanda ."

"On May 7, I’m going to vote against Marine Le Pen because I love my country France ."

"A country which is stable, unified, clean, at peace and resolutely turned towards economic development ."

"In 2000 after winning the Miss France crown, I received over 2000 letters of insults and death threats from supporters of FN, because to them I did not represent France ."

"We are in 2017, the face seems more likeable, the communication more treated while the smile that accompanies the campaign promises of more social, making us believe that it will be the voice ‘of the people ."

"I joined the beauty competition to enable me to be become an actress. I began as Miss Bourgogne in 2000 and three months later I became Miss France."

"But we all know that in real sense, the FN idealists supporters are always so stinking and are hungry of power much as they are quite a big number than before."

"I was like everyone who thinks about their career, I thought it would derail me. I am not married but I have two children. Family is everything and my kids have made me stronger."

"I have a boyfriend who is a director and actor. For now our lives are our biggest project."

"What on earth am I here for, what is His purpose for my life? Hopefully, I can fulfill it."

"Sometimes when you are blessed it’s only fair to help and bless others, some people call it paying forward, in my opinion anything to make the world a better place."

"If I wasn’t strong, I could have given up a long time ago."

"I must say, I have been exposed to the world, and I will never be the same again because I believe, doors to greater opportunities are yet to open."

"Once you are on set, you have to know your lines and what you are supposed to do because we don’t practice on set, we shoot."

"In continuing to build a community that is suitable for all, we must continue to liberate ourselves from within ourselves because it leads to education and to the sanctity of the home.(Mu gukomeza kubaka umuryango ubereye bose rero, ahakiri ingutu dukomeze tuhabohore duhereye MU MBERE IWACU kuko ijya gutera uburezi irabwibanza kandi n’ijya kurisha ihera k’urugo.)"

"Cecile Kayiregawa, who plays [the elder nun], is a renowned singer in Rwanda and for anyone who knows that place, [what] it was like to have her, to be able to work with her and to capture her in this film — she’s really revered, it was like meeting a queen."

"I wanted to secure a certain quality and technique because it’s a lot of science and a lot of the art to put together an image."

"It comes from a desire to speak from Rwanda, for Rwanda and also for the world so that everybody is able to identify themselves in this part of the world that you are not usually invited to enter. On some level, we are all the same."

"It is a very interesting thing for every immigrant, that question of where your heart is and what is linking you to a place, especially one that isn’t the easiest of places to exist in."

"Young people worldwide are demanding the same things that we talk about in the film, and these are universal concerns, but we don’t always take into account that those discussions are also happening in places like Rwanda or Burundi. I wondered, what would it be like to tell the story of these deliberations from the inside instead of the outside."

"This is a film we made very independently by ourselves and to be able to see it travel like this and be seen, has been beautiful."

"Film producers play an important role in the development of Rwandan cinema because they must produce quality and original works."

"The challenges they are facing these days include the discouragement of the makers of these Rwandan Cinemas, which has made them seem to be at a low level, and there is a gap in the sales of these films"

"We have to win."

"I like to work with different musicians also, and so all of that takes time."

"It is with great joy that I inform you that God has blessed me and my husband with a baby girl. We have great praise for God […] we have joy and happiness! Love and blessings to you all!(N’ibyishimo byinshi, ndabamenyesha ko Imana yaduhaye umugisha, njye n’umugabo wanjye iduha umwana w’umukobwa.Dufite ishimwe rikomeye ku Mana […] dufite ibyishimo n’umunezero!Urukundo n’imigisha kuri mwese!)"

"I am not going to say it’s easy but it’s definitely worth it when you love it and when you know what you are capable of and willing to go through thick and thin to make sure that what you envision for yourself becomes true."

"Stay true to yourself and work hard to become the person you dream to be."

"Sometimes, you need to completely take a break from creating and watch other people do their arts and allow yourself the time to get inspired from that."

"When I find it hard to write or create, it’s often a sign to take a break and be with family and friends, but to also move in your body by doing some exercises."

"This is an atrocity that happens and my hope is the piece pulls people in to be witnesses of what they are denying."

"It took some time but it’s because it required a huge set."

"If anybody is out there and wants to make their own content with big ideas, keep that dream but also scale it down to make it possible with what you have."

"I have a lot of content in music and poetry that is waiting for me to make visual content for it."

"Poetry can be really heavy and being able to carry those emotions and hold them is something I get from my acting skills."

"At times it’s challenging because I have to teach myself new skills."

"My messages are mainly about bringing into discussions topics that our societies shy away from but are at the core of issues that we deal with."

"My daughters are still young, I teach them to love themselves and tell them that their body is theirs and no one else has a right to it or knows how to handle it. My responsibility is to continue to talk to him and explain to him according to his age.Even if my daughter becomes an adult and it depends on the job she does, for example an artist, a model or even a photographer because she wants or likes it, I would tell her that she is beautiful and that she is going to create what she dreamed of.(Abakobwa banjye baracyari bato, mbatoza kwikunda nkanababwira ko umubiri bafite ari uwabo nta wundi uwufiteho uburenganzira cyangwa agenge uko akwiye kuwutwara. Inshingano zanjye ni ugukomeza kumuganiriza no kumusobanurira bihwanye n’imyaka ye.Naho umukobwa wanjye abaye ari mukuru bigaterwa n’akazi yaba akora, urugero umuhanzi, umunyamideli cyangwa se akifotoza kuko abishaka cyangwa abikunze, namubwira ko ari mwiza kandi ko ijya kumurema yari yaraye imurose.)"

"This is called loving yourself in Kinyarwanda and accepting yourself [...] This is very good, let me tell you that I don't see anything wrong with loving yourself and accepting your body.(Ibi babyita kwikunda mu Kinyarwanda no kwiyakira […] Ibi ni byiza cyane, reka mbabwire ko nta kibi na mba mbona mu kwikunda no kwakira umubiri wawe.)"

"It’s a true miracle to have a baby growing inside your womb. Then it goes to the point where you start to feel the baby moving …it’s so mysterious and a true blessing, but it’s also very, very difficult. I wouldn’t love to be pregnant all the time but I think it was a good experience."