CAM: What do you think is the future of
film making in
Africa?
WO: It's bright, it's really bright. First of all, you
can never rule out Nigeria when it comes to
anything even though the current state of our
economy is just very wobbly and you can’t rule
us out let alone Africa, that'd just be a very
ridiculous thing to do. But, I'd like to admit that
the growth we'd like to see is not what we're
seeing but however, there’s a slow progress and
the future looks bright so all we just have
to do is keep doing what we do, keep getting
better at what we're doing, keep getting better
training, keep improving our skill and I'm very
sure we will start competing on an international
scale pretty soon.
CAM: What are the challenges in your
pursuit and how did you go about solving
them?
WO: There are so many challenges but first
thing I'd like to tell people who want to
consider a career in acting is to prep their
mind, it's not as rosy as people think it is. Then,
there’s a certain level of expectation that comes
with being in front of the screen, It's not
particularly right. It's not a written rule, it's
something that's just there, people expect a
certain thing from you when you’re been
celebrated let alone appearing on the screen as
an actor and you've probably influenced
their lives in different ways. We aim to influence
peoples lives for good, you can imagine, there's
a certain expectation. I'd not tell you to tailor
or fit your life to the expectation of people but
you should also know that when you get to a
certain level in life, you command a certain
reach and a number of people, you’re
responsible for a lot of your actions and how
people see you.
In as much as you want to live your life,
you also know that choosing this certain
life comes with this number of demand so
that's quite challenging and if you’re not
prepped for it, you'd get soaked in and
probably implode.
CAM: Any plans to star in movies
beyond the shores of Nigeria and
Africa?
WO: That's like asking a doctor ,’any plans
of becoming an internationally acclaimed
doctor’. Everybody wants to do well in
whatever trade be it a carpenter or a
plumber or a soldier or a doctor or a
lawyer. You want to operate on an
international scale because it only means
that you’re getting better at what you’re
doing and you're getting international
recognition. Same for me, I'm a Nigerian
actor and definitely would like put my
trade on an international scale so it's just
one step at a time. If that opportunity
presents itself, of course, I’d grab it with
both hands.
CAM: What advice do you have for
upcoming Crazitive Africans?
WO: I'd say stay grounded, get training,
and believe in yourself yourself. Do not
wait for people to do things for you, do
not wait for things to happen, you've to
apply yourself. If you believe you've this
talent, you need to train yourself to a
certain level of believability where your
abilities are seen and people are like, OK,
we acknowledge
this. Uhhh, yeah, apply yourself and you'd
be fine.