Virtual Alien2010

himself:
I have learnt over the years that not everyone will like you. In fact I'm fully aware that some people even loathe me up to my skeleton and I've never even met these people and never done them any harm. Fortunately I have a strong and loyal following. Art is really an odd thing: it can really upset people.

himself:
I did "Burning from the Inside" because the project has been offered to me. I had everyone against me: the Nigerian government, the main oil companies, big interests, the BBC and the left media clan in England who rejected the film because some of them wanted to do the project but were denied access to the relevant parties. I got so much vitriol from everyone: at some point I really feared for my life. The left criticized the film for being too "political" when in reality it was "historical". The film was in "black and white" and not in "color" therefore it was an Art film and not a documentary. Even the BBC's Kirsty Wark nearly had a heart attack when she saw the film. Nothing is totally in black and white and it was precisely why the film is in black and white. It was a film portraying conflicts and ended in conflicts and I didn't and have never taken sides. Anything involving oil is a very messy and dangerous business yet necessary and extremely lucrative. I've been digging oil myself! I know how it is. That's also why I embarked on the "Closer to the Sun" project afterwards, a thriller that will encompass the essence of it.