Uganda Quotes

(on his role in The Last King of Scotland (2006)) I did a massive amount to prepare for this. First of all I started learning Swahili, learning the accent, then I had to do study all the recording as well as all the books, tapes, documentaries. When I went to Uganda I met with his [Idi Amin`s) brother, sister, his ministers, his generals and even to the Ugandan king. I did more research for this role than any other character I`ve probably ever played.

But certainly in Uganda, Mozambique and South Africa, people don`t really talk about sex and certainly religious leaders - some of them - up to now have been very unwilling to accept, for instance, the promotion of condom use.

(On his role in The Last King of Scotland (2006)) "I did a massive amount to prepare for this. First of all I started learning Swahili, learning the accent, then I had to do study all the recording as well as all the books, tapes, documentaries. When I went to Uganda I met with his brother, sister, his ministers, his generals and even to the Ugandan king. I did more research for this role than any other character I`ve probably ever played."

We have grown and have to move to the next step. We are carrying out a feasibility study and are ready to keep investing in Uganda and Africa. When we make an investment, it is usually massive.

As soon as you remove user fees there`s a massive expansion of demand. In Uganda, Tanzania and Kenya, a total of 8 million children went to school who had not gone to school before. You need new teachers, need new classrooms; there are new pressures on the system.

Northern Uganda presents a situation of extraordinary violation of the rights of children.

At that time Uganda had four aircraft, one of which was at the exclusive disposal of Amin. It would fly to London on shopping trips for the president and his entourage. In Uganda there was nothing.