I don’t think I can return to the blandness and mediocrity that characterised Nollywood
One of the best actresses the Nigerian movie industry, Nollywood, has produced, Genevieve Nnaji, has come out to state the reasons she is not seen in movies as often as she used to be.
The
delectable Genny, as she is fondly called by her fans, say that she
cannot come back into an industry characterized by mediocre who churn
out bland, dull, uninteresting, predictable and unexciting movies every
other time.
Genevieve
has taken her art to an international level and has acted in such
movies like Mirror Boy, Ije, Tango With Me and the internationally
acclaimed half of a Yellow Sun, and she does not see herself lowering
her standards to accept scrappy scripts all in the name of acting in
Nollywood.
In a recent interview, Genevieve said:
" I guess I haven’t found the right script yet. Creativity and depth are the qualities that I look out for in a script.
In the beginning, the movie industry emphasized quantity but things are changing and there is an improvement in trend.
I
am among the people who advocate for the improvement of the industry.
So said, I am constantly watching out for the kind of stories I take
part in.
I am in
support of movies that show a great deal of professionalism and
creativity. Having practised my art in international and professionally
produced stories like ‘Ije’; ‘Mirror boy;’ and ‘Tango with me’, I don’t
think I can return to the blandness and mediocrity that characterise
Nollywood.
I have respected myself as an artiste. I think the success stems from the fact that I have given acting my all".
Remember
that the Brand Ambassador for Etisalat and Amstel Malta as well as the
Faced of Lux was the first Nigerian actress to be profiled on the Oprah
Winfrey show where the Queen of Talk-Show called her the Julia Roberts
of Africa, so she sure knows what she is talking about.