“Every religion has had people going out and killing in the name of it. But that’s not what religion is.”

Of course, technology is very important now. It’s there, its available. It’s there to be use however you see fit.

If I were to shot a film in France or elsewhere it would only be because the story that was being told was something that concerned me, and that really called me or needed to be shown on the screen.

I think that people don’t necessary fight with or aren’t necessarily beaten by weapons, but it’ through their minds and what they think they can do.

I’m the only Mauritanian filmmaker so it wouldn’t make sense to make a film in France. I could shoot outside of my own country if the story was something that called for it.

Being an African filmmaker, Africa is what’s important for me.

Africa really has to be the reason for me to make a new film.

Music is one of the most beautiful things in the world. It’s universal.

It’s primarily through these websites that they do their recruiting. But it’s not technology that makes them that way.

Music is human vibration. It makes humans vibrate and takes them someplace else.

You can use it and the jihadist can use it. In their case they have been very effective at making use of technology, particularly with websites.

The role of the artist is to be the witness of life, timbuktu.

Islam never tells people to go out and kill other people.

Obviously the power of the Times is discouraging. It’s killing new plays, demolishing one after another.

And I think the Russians are exacerbating this by making people displaced and killing families and that’s how you lead to radicalization.

“Poor guy or poor girl, get offstage. You’re killing us.” But if you get onstage and you don’t sing that well but you give it your all, people will be like, “Yeah, I’ll chug beer to this!”.

I’m not killing myself auditioning, chasing that dream

“Poor guy or poor girl, get offstage. You’re killing us.” But if you get onstage and you don’t sing that well but you give it your all, people will be like, “Yeah, I’ll chug beer to this!”.

I’m working harder now than ever before. I couldn’t turn down the BBC job because I’ve never been offered the opportunity of killing three or four people on screen before!

Muslims are not bloodthirsty people. Islam is a religion of peace that forbids the killing of the innocent. Islam also accepts the Prophets, whether those prophets are Mohammed

Someone once defined humor as a way to keep from killing yourself. I keep my sense of humor and I stay alive.