UKumkani uStephen wafumana ukwamkelwa ngaphandle kwenkosi eyoyikisayo, kwaye ubuncinci amabali akhe kunye neenoveli zingamabali asoyikisayo, abaninzi abazi ukuba umbhali uyakwazi ukwenza into eyakhayo nenethemba. Ngaphezu koko, xa sele yenzekile nendoda engakholelwa ukuba i-rabnk darabont yayisekwe kwi "Shoot evela eShumhenka" Frank darabontta.
Ngenye imini uKumkani waba lundwendwe lwe-Bbc Harttalk Viene, apho watsho ukuba kuya kubakho khona imisebenzi yogonyamelo negazi elinye, egxininisa ukuba abantu abanokubakho njani na? Imbono yabantu. Ngokombhali, ngenye imini wadibana nebhinqa esitratweni, owaqondayo wathi:
"Ndiyazi ukuba ungubani! UnguStephen Inkosi! Ubhala zonke ezi zinto zimbi. Kwaye oku kuyinto eqhelekileyo. Yonke into iilungile. Kodwa ndiyayithanda into ephakamayo, umzekelo, ifilimu ethi "Yibaleke kwisifundo". Emva koko umbhali akazange alibale ngeli bali, kodwa akakholelwa.
Ewe, inkosi kwaye nangona sele ekhulisa abalinganiswa obothusayo (okungenani i-pennivez evela ku "In"!), Kodwa kwangaxeshanye, iincwadi ezingalibalekiyo zenza njani ukuba abafundi bawe njani. Umbhali uyayazi indlela yokwenza imeko yobukho kwaye unyanzele ukuba uveze, kwaye entliziyweni yeplani yakhe ngokuqinisekileyo ayilunganga umnqweno olula wokukoyikisa umntu.