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I was 51 when I voted for the first time in 1994, and I look at South Africa through those spectacles. John Kani

Time First South Africa Those Through Voted Look First Time South Africa Spectacles

Forgiving is OK. Forgetting, never. John Kani

OK Never Forgetting Forgiving

We never deal with propaganda. We never deal with politics. We never deal with newspaper headlines. We deal with the harsh realities of our lives. We will only comment when there is more bread to eat, more space in which to move, time in which to open your mouth and sing. As long as these things have not happened, we do not talk about politics. John Kani

Politics Time Space Will Long Mouth Our Our Lives Harsh Eat Propaganda About More Only Never Open Headlines Talk Sing Deal Comment Move Bread Happened Which Realities Newspaper Your Lives Things

Working with my friend Sir Antony Sher is truly one of the highlights of my career as an artist. John Kani

My Friend Highlights Truly Friend Sir Artist Working Career

When I tell a story, I have to tell it honestly. John Kani

Honestly Tell Story

Any older actor knows the last great mountain to climb is to play King Lear and now, if I ever play Lear, I will have done the pre-preparation because I had to go into the play and read it over and over again. John Kani

I come from a long line of storytellers. John Kani

Long Long Line Come Line Storytellers

In Australia, I almost became a counsellor. At the end of each performance there would be a queue of sobbing people backstage. They all wanted to explain why they left South Africa. John Kani

People South Africa Backstage Would Would-Be Almost Performance Became South Left End Queue Australia Africa Wanted Explain Each Why

'Sizwe' is the beginning of protest theatre; 'Nothing But The Truth' is post-apartheid South Africa. John Kani

Truth Truth Is Theatre South Africa Beginning Nothing Protest South Africa

I understood the whole purpose of Truth and Reconciliation, and I supported it 100 per cent, but I couldn't deal with it myself. John Kani

Truth Myself Reconciliation Per Purpose Supported Deal Understood Cent Whole

And I'm part of the generation of South Africans who feel we're lucky to be alive. John Kani

Generation Alive Part Feel South African Who Lucky

When I was asked to write a concept for a telenovela, I didn't underestimate my non-experience in the field. John Kani

Field Write Underestimate Concept Asked

I am known for always playing virtuous characters. John Kani

I Am Virtuous Characters Known Always Am Playing

Our parents made a lot of sacrifices because dancing is not the cheapest sport. The dresses are expensive, so my mum learned to sew, and she started a catering company to pay for the lessons and the travel abroad for competitions. Motsi Mabuse

Travel Made Parents Pay Our Dancing Sew Dresses Abroad Sacrifices Cheapest Catering Sport She Learned Because Lot Expensive Lessons Company Mum Started Competitions

The world of dance is where I felt accepted as a human being. Motsi Mabuse

Human Being World Dance Accepted Felt Human Being Where

One of the main points everywhere in my life is fairness. Coming from South Africa and being treated unfairly all your life because of your skin colour, that's been a huge point. Motsi Mabuse

Blackpool is absolutely huge in Strictly but when you come from South Africa and you have your first impressions and you arrive in Blackpool, well it's different. It's different let's put it that way. But what I'll also say, if you walk into the ballroom it's absolutely spectacular. Motsi Mabuse

My favourite part of Christmas is being together as a family. Motsi Mabuse

Christmas Family Together Favourite Part Being

I have found clarity in my head and heart from being a mum. Motsi Mabuse

Heart Clarity Head Being Found Mum

I don't want my daughter to ever feel that she can't do something because of her skin colour. Motsi Mabuse

Daughter Skin Something Colour Feel She Because Want Ever Her

To feel like someone is excluded is something I'm very sensitive about. I'd never want any human being to feel that they are not welcome because of a certain thing, whether it's religion, sexual orientation, their sex or their skin colour. Motsi Mabuse

Religion Welcome Human Being Sex Skin Sexual About Someone Something Colour Never Feel Excluded Like Because Very Any Human Being Want Whether Sensitive Certain Orientation Thing

In Germany, you have to see that there are not a lot of black people in the media. I am a tiny bit of colour on German TV and there are a lot of kids who write to me. Motsi Mabuse

Me You People I Am Black Bit Kids TV See Write Colour Am Lot German Germany Tiny Who Media

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