I think that Sufism fits all over the world. The concept is not anything that fits standard Western ideas - it's always related to culture, to music, to religion. It is a dominant religion in Senegal.

I have studied at the school of the world.

I don't really see myself as an actor.

I have to protect my family and have a life with them that is completely private.

Politics is politics; art is art. If you play a political role, you have to stop being an artist.

Travel teaches as much as books.

I can assure you that I have never used my media companies for propaganda, and I will never do so.