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John Kani Quotes

born 1942 South Africa

Bonisile John Kani OIS OBE (born 30 August 1942) is a South African actor. He is known for portraying T'Chaka in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films Captain America: Civil War (2016) and Black Panther (2018), Rafiki in The Lion King (2019) and Mufasa: The Lion King as well as Colonel Ulenga in the Netflix films Murder Mystery (2019) and Murder Mystery 2 (2023).

South Africa
Actors

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That’s where I believe that technology can compliment storytelling and just human development.

The nation can only survive if we all hold our hands together and more importantly, it’s about respect for the role of our matriarchs.

Every story has a lesson and we sit in that theater for two hours waiting for that one line, that one lesson that we take home.

The mothers are still the most powerful members of any family structure

I decided to found the academy for actors already practicing in the sector who wish to upgrade and empower themselves

I see The Lion King as a mark in the progress that we’ve made as humans, in the technological advances that were used, but also we’re telling a small story.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: John Kani (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.