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Rami's first landed a job in the acting
industry as an extra on a series titled
“Reflexions of Guilt”, and she only lasted for
only one day on set. “I knew immediately
that I didn't want to be an extra because I
had set goals from a long time ago. I was
not acting for fun, it was for life. So I quit
after day one.”
Which toughest job or project have
youever taken on?
Being a bartender at Kippies. When I started
I knew nothing about liquor and I didn't drink
either. But after a few weeks I was a pro!
The most difficult and simplest character
you have ever portrayed?
Although the characters were not easy, I
enjoyed being Khomotjo on Muvhango and
also being Thato on Scandal!
What makes a character easy or difficult
to portray?
What makes it easy is for one to understand
what the character is all about, you create
this bubble and how they would see the
world and you take it from there.
Which movie or drama inspired you to
get into film?
I've always known I wanted to be an
entertainer but my confirmation came when
we were taken to the Market Theatre to
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watch Mbongeni Ngema's Township Fever
in 1988.
What is it like for actors to watch
projects they acted in?
It depends. Sometimes we watch to see
how we can improve and sometimes it's for
sheer enjoyment which hardly happens. I
personally don't have attachment issues,
when a project is done, we move to the next.
I don't think a baker keeps going back to
admire the last cake they baked, instead
they start planning for the next one and
figuring how to make it tastier and better.
Which one do you prefer better between
“on screen”and“live stage”?
That's two different things. I love stage for
the real time effect of it, the rush and
adrenaline and of course the screen gives
you time to do it again and make it better.
Rumour has it that you are in the process
of writing a book. How would you
describe your process as a writer? Are
there any pet projects or dream stories
that you want to bring to life?
I write from the heart, whatever I might be
thinking, feeling or experiencing. I don't
have set method exce