“Every religion has had people going out and killing in the name of it. But that's not what religion is.” PeopleNamesKillingGoing Out Author:Abderrahmane Sissako
“Well, outside of the tone, the big thing that I gained from working on horror film was how to shoot really quickly with no money. I learned how to be able to go into a production and know exactly what shot I need to get and how the shot needs to look and what performance I need to get out of the talent at a very quick pace.” KnowsNeedsWellsLooksBigsAbleFilmTalentHorrorShotsPerformancesProductionsTonePaceBig ThingsNo MoneyHorror Film Author:Deon Taylor
“Music is one of the most beautiful things in the world. It's universal.” WorldBeautifulMusic IsUniversalBeautiful ThingsYour GirlfriendMost Beautiful Woman In The World Author:Abderrahmane Sissako
“Music is human vibration. It makes humans vibrate and takes them someplace else.” HumansMusic IsVibrationsVibrate Author:Abderrahmane Sissako
“Of course, technology is very important now. It's there, its available. It's there to be use however you see fit. You can use it and the jihadist can use it. In their case they have been very effective at making use of technology, particularly with websites. It's primarily through these websites that they do their recruiting. But it's not technology that makes them that way.” WayHas BeensImportantUseCoursesCasesTechnologyFitAvailableWebsiteUse Of Technology Author:Abderrahmane Sissako
“I think that people don't necessary fight with or aren't necessarily beaten by weapons, but it' through their minds and what they think they can do.” PeopleThinkingMindFightingCan DoWeaponsBeaten Author:Abderrahmane Sissako
“Being an African filmmaker, Africa is what's important for me. If I were to shot a film in France or elsewhere it would only be because the story that was being told was something that concerned me, and that really called me or needed to be shown on the screen.” IfsImportantStoriesFilmNeededShotsConcernedScreensFranceFilmmakerElsewhereWhat's Important Author:Abderrahmane Sissako
“I'm the only Mauritanian filmmaker so it wouldn't make sense to make a film in France. I could shoot outside of my own country if the story was something that called for it. Africa really has to be the reason for me to make a new film.” IfsCountryReasonStoriesFilmMy OwnFranceMake SenseFilmmaker Author:Abderrahmane Sissako
“People want to go to a musical to be razzled and dazzled, so to have an opportunity to do a musical that feels serious and moving is exciting to me. Especially since people think of me as a silly, funny person, so I like to be able to show that other side of me.” PeopleThinkingWantFeelsPersonsShowsAbleMovingOpportunitySidesSeriousExcitingMusicalSillyThink Of Me Author:Laura Benanti
“I always love to see singing on television; any form of a musical is exciting to me.” FormTelevisionSingingExcitingMusical Author:Laura Benanti