mythology
is rooted in oral history
and has been transmitted by storytelling
(angano "story"), notably the Andriambahoaka epic, including the Ibonia
cycle.
The Malagasy traditionally believe in a creator god denoted by the word Zanahary. Division of heaven and earth between the Creator and Andrianerinerina
, a rebellious culture hero
, is a frequent theme of myths outside Imerina. In Madagascar, numerous creation myths explain the origins of particular ethnic groups, such as the tale that traces the lineage of Merina
kings back to Andrianerinerina
, said to be the son of God incarnate.
I go through life thinking it's all going to end tomorrow.
I don't believe in self-promotion, really I can't be arsed.
I always wanted to be an actor. I had the arrogance to believe I couldn't be anything else.
As far as I'm concerned, I want to be nowhere else. It's difficult in film because everybody wants to make a safe bet with roles. But if you are going to do stuff then you should be getting strong reactions. I don't want audiences to be going, "Yeah, that's all right."
It's something else. I'm speechless. I've just got to step up to the plate and deal with it. I had a confidence about it but then that's because of the people around me who made me feel good about it. I knew positively on Monday. I was in Baltimore when I took the call. My first reaction was I needed a drink.
I hate handguns. Handguns are used to shoot people and as long as they are around, people will shoot each other. That's a simple fact. I've seen a bullet wound and it was a mess. It was on a shoot and it scared me. Bullets have a nasty habit of finding their target and that's what's scary about them.
If I went onto the Internet and started looking at what some people were saying about me - which, sadly, I have done - it would drive me insane.