Sissako Abderrahmane Quotes & Sayings

The role of the artist is to be the witness of life, timbuktu. — Abderrahmane Sissako

A government, founded on impartial liberty, where all have a voice and a vote, irrespective of color or of sex
what is there to hinder such a government from standing firm. — Frederick Douglass

Music is one of the most beautiful things in the world. It's universal. — Abderrahmane Sissako

Every religion has had people going out and killing in the name of it. But that's not what religion is. — Abderrahmane Sissako

I love acting like I'm in love. It's a very positive thing. — Amanda Seyfried

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. — Abderrahmane Sissako

With fashion, my mother was an icon, but she never lived it in the sense that she was never obsessed with fashion. When I was a young girl, my sister wasn't doing fashion, so I started fashion thinking, 'I'm going to do something that they haven't done yet.' That was my silly scheme at the time. — Lou Doillon

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. — 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. — Abderrahmane Sissako

Love is the only trophy that makes a man worth his own salt. — J. Matthew Nespoli

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. — Abderrahmane Sissako

Rome is the city of echoes, the city of illusions, and the city of yearning. — Giotto Di Bondone

You cannot go higher than you think you can. — Zig Ziglar

Islam never tells people to go out and kill other people. — Abderrahmane Sissako

Music is human vibration. It makes humans vibrate and takes them someplace else. — Abderrahmane Sissako

The Buddha also counseled the monks and nuns to avoid wasting any precious time by engaging in idle conversation, oversleeping, pursuing fame and recognition, chasing after desires, spending time with people of poor character, and being satisfied with only a shallow understanding of the teaching. — Nhat Hanh