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Teboho Mahlatsi Quotes

1974–2023

Tebogo Mahlatsi (1974 - 2023) was a South African film writer, director and producer.

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There still needs to be honesty in the material and heart in the story.

I'm essentially an outsider, an observer.

I love the contradictions of being African and dealing with Catholic guilt.

There is nothing wrong with trying over and over again until you reach the heart of the material

On set as a director, I know my preferred method is to always say that the script is just a blueprint, and as an actor, I am giving you space and freedom to explore the character.

Hey this country has endless possibilities and you just have to keep traveling and get inspired

As an artist, whether you’re pitching or coming up with a treatment or a script, you are trying to please someone

Find the honesty of the story you want to tell and then be bullish about it

You just have to keep going at it until you hit it

Attribution

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