To really talk about African story, and teach this story, you have to teach that tribes were actually … - Amma Asante

Same topic Authors

Quote of the day

Regardless of the name a person uses for the Infinite Force that holds us together, it is the source of our miraculous, unpredictable creativity and our dignity.

Amma Asante

To really talk about African story, and teach this story, you have to teach that tribes were actually nations. You have to teach that chiefs were actually kings, with kingdoms. You have to teach that there was a structure that worked in Africa prior to colonialism. You have to teach that countries were colonized that were doing fine by themselves. And that's uncomfortable.

Country, Story, Teach, Uncomfortable, Worked

Same Author Quotes

Don't take no as a full stop, treat it like a comma.

Comma, Full, Like, Stop, Take, Treat

What is right can never be impossible.

Impossible, Right

Don't let a culture or society's rules define who you are; you define who you are.

Culture, Define, Let, Rules, Who You Are

The key quality all successful people share is the ability to inspire, to transfer our passion to other people and to bring them along with us in pursuit of our vision. I have to be able to inspire investors, actors and crews on a daily basis. What I recognize in other successful people is a similar ability to make their passion infectious.

Infectious, Passion, People, Similar, Successful, Transfer

What I wanted to do was put a woman of color, front and center, in my movie combining a lot of themes that were relevant to both men and women. I actively wanted her to carry the weight of this movie because I'm a woman. And I actively wanted to explore many of the issues that affected her as a woman of color. That was very important to me. And although these issues affect some women of color, I don't think they're only of interest to women of color. They're of universal interest.

Front, Important, Men, Themes, Thinking, Woman