Prison opened my eyes to so many things. It was a great time. I met interesting people. I got to understand the behaviour of the police and the media. I am an observer of the human race.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I hit rock bottom before I even went there. Actually, prison was the rescue mission that God had put on me. He sent out his angels to rescue me. In prison, he protected me the whole time I was in there, and it was just for me to get my will power back, to get my strength back, get my focus together.
I've spent most of my life in prison. I was a prisoner of my fear and my low self-esteem.
Prison has a universal fascination. It's a real-life horror story because, given the right set of circumstances, anyone could find themselves behind bars.
Prison widens your circle of friends. In my stand-up, I can now talk about things that no one else has the right to touch.
Prison life, fortunately, I spent a lot of years, about 18 years with other prisoners, and, as I say, they enriched your soul.
After one has been in prison, it is the small things that one appreciates: being able to take a walk whenever one wants, going into a shop and buying a newspaper, speaking or choosing to remain silent. The simple act of being able to control one's person.
I spent five years of my youth in prison - some very bad prisons.
I've definitely become more aware of the penal system and more aware of what life could be like inside a prison.
I have much to say about the pain I've felt and seen inside of prison. It has been an eye-opening and harrowing experience.
Prison was tough on me. I saw people in prison that made me ashamed I was a human being. Some make Qaddafi and Idi Amin look like Sunday-school teachers.