Don't take shadows too seriously. Reality is your only safety. Continue to reject illusion.

As I grew older and more mature, I've been able to move beyond the immediate response of violence to a projection of the pragmatic, political consequences of that violence. So it's an effort to attain equilibrium.

For me, a writer is already being the deuce of his mission, his occupation to society.

I was born into a Christian household, in a parsonage in fact, so I grew up in sort of a missionary atmosphere but it was an environment which involved both the traditional religions as well as the Muslim religion, so we were exposed to all the various facets of faith, micro cultures which existed within those beliefs, and even though I've lost whatever Christian faith was drummed into me as a child, I still maintain very good relationship with all the various religions.

African film makers are scraping by on a mere pittance.

I have no money to give to you but I have ideas and organizational capacity.

Next to the commodities of corruption, and religion, however, Nigeria is the world capital of rumour mongering.