“I am still in Nollywood, for an
actor is an actor for life. Though I do movie productions and shoot musical
videos more than acting, I have not left the industry,” Nollywood actor and
music producer Charles Abazee told TNS when the magazine caught up with him at
a popular fast-food joint at Ogudu, Lagos last weekend.
Charles who is at the present
time more engaged in the production of music and breeding of new talents for
the music industry than in making of films said inter alias, “I`ve achieved my
dream as an actor. Alongside Felicia Owakwe, I have been putting a lot of my
time trying to build up our record label. Presently I am shooting TV Soap. I am
also working on the script of a movie. Entertainment is our business.
For till date, when I walked
into a new place people tend to recognize my face. But I agree that it is also
very important to be up to date. For if you acted in a movie you need to do new
ones to replace the old ones to keep up dated.”
He however assessed the industry
thus, “The Nigeria movie industry is a very fast moving industry. But some
times I may not agree with some people that called themselves Heads of Guilds.
I don’t like the idea that one person or a group would channel everything that
comes in to the industry to their personal pockets. Apart from a few
individuals that I consider to be selfish people, the industry is really fast
growing. For the last time I check Nollywood is the third biggest movie
industry in the world. But we still have to do more.”
Meanwhile on his love for music,
the CEO of TVP Records said,” I love music from my childhood. This is not to
say that I can sing. I won’t call myself a singer because I have never a demo
in my life. But because I love I told myself why not set up an entertainment.”
