Malik Bendjelloul Quotes

The perfect story is one you can retell in three minutes, and every single sentence is interesting.

I think music docs could turn off some people.

My specialty is two things: music or really strange stories.

I dont think Sugar Man is a music doc any more than The Social Network is about computers. It just happens to have the best soundtrack ever.

The kids growing up in the apartheid era were so restricted and angry - if they spoke out against it, they were thrown in jail.

There are a few really fantastic stories left, and that kind of gives you some inspiration to find even new ones.

Most music careers slowly but surely go down.

Travel is wonderful. Everyone thinks it's wonderful.

Success is not only one thing. Its not only having a nice house in Beverly Hills and driving a nice Mercedes.