“My passion is more about bringing the stories out from the African con...” — Djimon Hounsou Quote

“My passion is more about bringing the stories out from the African continent mixed with the West.”

“As a young boy, I had strange dreams of affecting people and somehow being instrumental in changing the makeup of Africa and helping to improve life there.”

“Rehearsals are set up so that you find out all the nuances about your character. You never want to beat yourself up. It's about finding the right direction, and most of the time, the right direction is not what you think is the right direction. That's why the director's there: to guide you there.”

“African leaders work really under severe limitations and constraints.”

“I was taught about slavery, but it was the ancient Egyptians. That's the closest I got to African history.”

“Just because a black man is running the RNC doesn't mean black folks are going to, 'Oh, OK, I will be a Republican.' Just as with the election of President Obama. All the problems and concerns that are very important to African Americans don't get solved overnight.”