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Sthandiwe Kgoroge
10 quotes
“People still refer to me by my old character's names... It's humbling to know that I still have a part in some people's lives”
Sthandiwe Kgoroge (born 1972) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I had just started at SAFM and my friend asked me to take her to an audition for Generations. I was there and acting like a cool person when Mfundi Vundla came out and just started chatting. He asked me what I was doing there and he eventually convinced me to just audition. I went in with no preparation, and really no fear, and I got the job! I was so surprised”
Sthandiwe Kgoroge (born 1972) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I believe that if you are meant for a job, it will find you. Even if you are sitting in a parking lot thinking you are too cool”
Sthandiwe Kgoroge (born 1972) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“When I was on Generations, I made my own costume. As a creative you are never done. One day you are in front of the camera and the next day you are painting and the following day you are producing something or opening a shop. You can't be put into a box because your mind is always creating”
Sthandiwe Kgoroge (born 1972) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Why do you think that this is one of the only industries where, when someone dies, everyone regroups and pools resources to support the family? Because for many this is literally all they have”
Sthandiwe Kgoroge (born 1972) first seen 2016 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: You can't box creatives like me, says Sthandiwe Kgoroge,20 December 2016,By Tshisa
“One of my best friends is drop-dead gorgeous and she says she doesn't remember her mom telling her that she's beautiful. When people mentioned it, she would hear her mom say 'don't ruin my child'. Our parents thought if they told us that we're beautiful or that we're smart, it would make us big headed”
Sthandiwe Kgoroge (born 1972) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“They were doing what they knew and what they thought is love and keeping us grounded and humble. That's why these uncomfortable chains need to be broken with our own parents through intergenerational conversations and new traditions of affirmation started with our children”
Sthandiwe Kgoroge (born 1972) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Everything negative was attached to my dark skin, everything unattractive. Until the day I looked around and realised that my dark complexion is pulchritude personified and that I love my dark complexion”
Sthandiwe Kgoroge (born 1972) first seen 2019 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Sthandiwe Kgoroge: Our parents thought if they told us we were beautiful we would get big headed,10 April 2019,By KYLE ZEEMAN
“That is why representation is important to me it has been from a very young age. The moment I saw someone who looked like me it was a big deal”
Sthandiwe Kgoroge (born 1972) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“For the longest I wanted to look like everyone else. That was the cool thing to look like everyone else because I had my kind of hair that was this short because my mom had to cut it. There weren't enough product, if any to help maintain my hair. My parents tried to reaffirm me but you know you spend most of your time at school”
Sthandiwe Kgoroge (born 1972) first seen 2018 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: WATCH | Sthandiwe Kgoroge explains her passion for culture & black skin,Sthandiwe talks about where her activism for all things Africa and particularly black skin comes from,07 September 2018,By Chrizelda Kekana