Veteran Actor, Kanayo O. Kanayo, says Nollywood should not be grounds for dumping Brazilian Butt Lift (BBL), sex workers, and homosexuality.
In a recent interview with Afia TV, the thespian stated that the film industry is not a place for beginners but for refining talents and a breeding ground for creativity.
Kanayo said, “Nollywood should not be a ground for BBL; bum bum enlargement. Nollywood should not be a ground for people doing runs. Nollywood should not be where people’s dollars are stolen in hotels. All these Nollywood girls, it is not a ground for gay or lesbianism.
“It is a ground for creativity. Nollywood is not a ground for learning how to act. Many people come to Nollywood to learn how to act. You should come to the industry to better hone your talent. After hearing Genevieve [Nnaji] is a millionaire and Omotola Ekehinde is a billionaire, many girls would borrow wigs and come [to the movie industry] deceiving themselves.
“It doesn’t matter if you studied medicine and want to act. But for goodness sake, don’t come to it because you are struggling or your business stopped booming. Because most people, once their businesses crumble, they join acting. No na. To be a medical doctor, you must have put in seven years. I put in six years to become a lawyer. So, why would you just come and say you want to act?
“These days, you know what happens? If you’re a girl, whether you are fine or not. And you have a jeep [SUV], they [filmmakers] will ask you to become an actress because they want to use your car nonstop in that movie and another movie. They will give you one role to play.
“People are bragging about the industry because some want to sell sex, some want to sell their body, some want to do this and so on. And it’s not healthy for the industry. But everyone is welcome. But Instagram Stars are the ones who are giving the industry a bad name. And I don’t want anybody to join them because they’ve a little time and they’ll fade out.”
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