Nollywood vet and family man, Desmond Elliot, sat down with Nigerian Tribune to talk acting, production, marriage tips, politics and more. Catch the highlights after the click.
Nollywood’s favorite leading man, Desmond Elliot, is switching gears a bit from the big screen to the big stage. Word is he’ll soon join other actors (like Kate Henshaw) who are making the entertainment to politics jump. Elliot talks about this and more in his latest interview with Joan Omionawele at the Tribune. Catch snippets below:
On coming up in Nollywood
You have been in acting business for 15 years now, what in your opinion makes a good actor?
In addition to being talented, an actor needs to be well- packaged. I guess you know what I mean. We are in an exotic profession, so you need to come out looking exotic. In entertainment generally, packaging matters a lot, that’s why they put you in the cinemas because you are expected to appear larger than life. You must always look good and be at your best possible.
On marriage
How long have you been married?
This is my 11th year
And what do you think is the secret to keep a celebrity marriage going?
Basically, it’s understanding. We must all understand that the make of a man is totally different from the make of a woman. A man must understand the priorities of a woman. Women love attention, they want to know that they are loved and there is security but for a man, all he is thinking about is money, while a woman knows that though you still need to provide for the family, she would still crave for attention. A man sees the question’ how are you as how are you’ but a woman sees how are you in three different ways. She begins to think, okay, why is he asking me how I am? At what time is he asking how are you? Did one word come before the other?
On politics
We learnt that you want to delve into politics. What experience have you to make a difference on the state of the nation?
The current situation is very pathetic. I feel God has helped me thus far and I want to give back through politics that will be favourable to the youths. The worst part of our national life is that the level of corruption has not allowed youths to understand what it means to live a meaningful life . Just because of lack of knowledge of what to do, we are being sidetracked. There are no jobs, and issues like these lead to frustration.
A whole lot needs to be done on agriculture, every state in Nigeria needs to see how it can contribute to nation building. There’s a lot that needs to be done.
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Read the entire interview, here.
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