I
wonder what the Nollywood actresses will think of this filmmaker’s opinion…Pascal Atuma, an actor and movie
director, says one has to be “a prostitute or semi-prostitute” to be successful
in the Nigerian movie industry.......
Atuma said Nollywood is
“controlled by pimps” and that upcoming actors and filmmakers should not be
deceived by the glamorous lifestyles they see from the outside.
“If you are not a full time
or semi-prostitute, you will not make it in Nollywood,” Atuma told TheCable
Lifestyle.
“Our ladies are using what
they have to get what they want. Even some of the guys who can use their a**
are the ones making it in Nollywood.
“I am being very real here
and they make it look as if they are doing well but they are not, they are
suffering.
“Let’s stop deceiving the
younger ones by keeping it real. We have to let the younger ones know how it is
and what it is.”
The director of ‘My
American Nurse’ dared anyone to challenge him on his comment, saying he’s ready
to debate a contrary opinion.
He said: “Pascal Atuma is
my name and I am saying it the way it is and that’s the truth.
“If you want to challenge
me on this, please come and do it on any national television in Nigeria or
anywhere. I am even ready to pay for the challenge.
“The biggest boys in the
industry know that I am saying the truth. I am saying the truth and there’s
nothing anyone of them can do to affect my career, they can’t employ me.”
Apart from being an actor
and director, Atuma is also a screenwriter and comedian.
As a director, he has
helmed productions such as ‘Who Is the Man?’ and ‘Okoto the Messenger’.
He has starred in ‘Through
the Glass’, ‘The Other Side of Love’, ‘Faithfulness’ and ‘Secret Past’.
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