I believe that sovereignty is the twin sister of democracy. If there's no sovereignty, there's no democracy.

I just want to tell great stories.

Old age is a special problem for me because I've never been able to shed the mental image I have of myself - a lad of about 19.

Well, I think by any expectation South Africa has come a tremendously long way. We've seen a society that many people thought couldn't withstand a peaceful transition to democracy without a great deal of violence, in fact, make that transition and do it in relative peace and security.