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Rethabile Ramaphakela Quotes

born 1987 South Africa

Rethabile Ramaphakela (born 13 April 1987), is a South African filmmaker, film producer and actress. She is best known as the director and producer of popular television serials and films Seriously Single, the Netflix Original "How to Ruin Christmas", Bedford Wives and The Bang Bang Club.

South Africa
Actresses
Film directors

Random Rethabile Ramaphakela quote

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We’re building a legacy, and I hope this inspires every young woman out there to pick up a camera and tell her story.

I feel that someone else owning your idea is challenging.

Trust yourself. The world is not as scary as we think it is.

I think the willingness to learn is extremely important. I never pretend to know everything and I’m always grateful for opportunities that allow me to sharpen my tools.

It’s important to have realistic expectations about what you want to do, If you just want to handle the creative side, then partner with trusted people who can run the business side.

We have been longing to tell a story about Black families being Black families, and this series is a celebration of who we are in all our chaos.

Its important to have diverse voices involved in the storytelling process as this will define whether the audience will relate.

It’s important to know where your strengths lie and solely focus on that. That’s why when starting a business, It is vital that you partner with people that compliment the skills that you have.

What sparked my interest in this field was the ability to evoke people's emotions, through storytelling, which I think is a magical thing to be able to do.

Attribution

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