Emmanuel Jal

Any child soldier has to go through a lot of love, care and understanding to become normal. ”

In times of war, starvation, hunger and injustice, such tragedy can only be put aside if you allow yourself to be uplifted through music, film and dance. ”

As a child, I didn't know what they mean by 'to die.' So I grew up in a place where people used to die all the time, but a child is not allowed to see a dead body. When you ask, 'Where is so-and so?' you're told, 'He's gone to another world where we all go to live in the future.' ”

The only foreign policy advice I heard from China was when they said to Sudan, 'Don't go back to war.' That's all they said. They didn't push anything else. ”

For many Sudanese, it's for strength they choose to be Christian rather than Muslim. My mum was a Muslim but she became a Christian later. ”

I am proof that one person can rise above any challenge, and if I can, then so will others if they are given the chance. ”

What I always wanted to do when I was a kid was to speak out and help people which I continue to do afterwards. ”

Sometimes words are not needed, and the simplicity of expressing yourself through an art form is one of the best ways of communication. ”

I don't take modern hip-hop as real. It's entertaining, it's fake, like James Bond. ”

I'm kind of weird - I don't get excited. Sometimes I fake that I'm excited just to make people happy. ”