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"In all professions, you have bad eggs and decent people that one can respect and I can tell you, you will find many of such people in Kannywood. You know me very well, apart from the fact that at times, I can be too emotional in which some preferred to interpret to mean I am arrogant, I mind my business."
"For me it is not an inspiration, itās a passion. I have been passionate about acting for as long as I could remember. I canāt really recall what made me to go into acting but I knew right from the beginning that it was what I had wanted to do."
"I wanted to be the kind of woman who would attract a certain kind of man that I could respect. That was my thinking. It had to do with the kind of couple I would be a part of."
"Never forget how they gave you distance when all you needed was love."
"If they are living a fake life, they are living it for a reason, and the reason is so that they can get more jobs. Whether you like it or not, people donāt associate with broke people, so you need to fake it to make it. Fake life is expensive on its own."
"Life is just vanity. Pray daily for a life worth living."
"Appreciate the people in your life and enjoy every day to the fullest."
"Iāve never been a controversial person. I watch what I do, where I go and who I associate with."
"Donāt ever try to be anybody, be original and donāt get desperate. There are bad eggs everywhere; people will definitely want to play upon your intelligence. Donāt allow people to use you, your destiny is in your hands."
"I had waited for long and definitely, I must not settle for less. I should aim very high. I will surely come out with a blockbuster. Not by my power but by the power of my Creator.Just like I said, itās on the way."
"I believe I was destined to become an actress because I never planned to become one. It happened that while I was still a student at the Lagos State Polytechnic, popular actor and director, Antar Laniyan, and some other actors, came to shoot a movie scene on campus. I recollect that it was a Wale Adenuga production. I walked up to him and told him I was interested in becoming an actor and the rest is now history."
"I am from Lagos State. My siblings and I were brought up in Isale Eko, where we lived with my father. My mum passed away when I was really young, so I basically became the mother of the house. I became responsible for the upkeep of my siblings and father. I did the cooking and was saddled with the responsibility of taking my brothers to school. Till date, I still care for my siblings and parent and I am protective of them. My brothers often have to remind me that they have come of age."
"Time is indomitable, you canāt stop it, reverse it, hold it or pause itā¦ā"
"I may fall a thousand times I tell you but I will always rise again greater than before.ā"
"When something is local, it does not mean that it is dirty."
"If actresses donāt dress well, people would abuse them that upon all the films they act, they are not rich."
"My confidence is top-notch, my beauty is top-notch, my brain is top-notch, my acting is top-notch. So, I am world best. I didnāt call myself, they [fans] called me and I claimed it."
"I donāt want to ever lose my marriage. I do not want to ever have a failed marriage. I cannot imagine myself and my husband not living together."
"Nobody literally saw COVID 19 coming, this is to let you know we are not in charge of the affairs of the world but we only play an intriguing part. Covid19 affected everyone in different ways."
"āDonāt inherit peoples enemiesThis year is not for that Get your lives together""
"The key to success in business (and life) is to acknowledge unfavorable circumstances, but REFUSE to accept them. Treat the cards you were dealt, no matter how bad, as if those were the cards you were hoping for all along. YOU have the opportunity to empower yourself by flipping a "disadvantage" on its head""
"I donāt want to say too much so that they will not say Iām trying to discourage those who are married because I am not. But do I want to get married? That is another question. I see a lot of marriages and itās not something that I want to be in."
"As long as we can tolerate each other, I think that is it. Marriage is not an easy thing and Iām sure those in it can attest to this."
"There is a lot of mistrust and we also have so many irresponsible men so to speak. There are lots and lots of liars among men out there. And if they meet a girl that really loves them, they wonāt know because they are used to lying."
"The more we fight against rape and injustice is the more this evil act is on the rise. Protect your environment, protect other peopleās kids, donāt say whatās your own, so many love to say that, cut the penis off. Rapists are menace to the society."
"Stop telling people when to tell their experience. we call it traumaā¼ļø dont tell anyone, the time frame to complain about rape. if we are going to report rape or harassment. half of the men are guilty."
"Fibroids are muscular tumors that grow in the wall of the uterus (womb). Research shows that about 20% to 80% of women develop fibroids at the age of 50. In 2013, it was estimated that 171 million women were affected. Not all women with fibroids have symptoms. Women who do have symptoms often find fibroids hard to live with."
"Everybody thinks one should get married from age 18. A lot of marriages are complicated. Marriage will come when it will come, one doesnt need to force it. People are getting divorced with pregnancies because they got married under pressure. We should let people be. People are saying if you are not getting married, go and get kids because menopause is approaching. What kind of thing is that? Is it your menopause? I still have about nine years before I hit menopause all things being equal. I am not one of those people that will kill themselves because of marriage. I canāt have kids outside marriage."
"Marriage has been overrated. Itās just too much of a headache with how things are now. Even ordinary relationship is a huge burden, huge headache and heartbreaking, let alone marriage."
"All I have to say is, take care of yourself. Donāt joke with anything or take things for granted, even if itās a headache or cold. Treat it immediately."
"A man can never make me slim down. A woman should lose weight when it is necessary, especially for her healthās sake. I feel it is the business of those that are bashing me because I am trying to be healthy for myself and not for anybody. I do not care what they are saying about (my) losing weight or not."
"I do not pay attention to negativity,if I dwell in that, I cannot move forward."
"There is still some love out there even though people try to deny and say there is no more love, there is still love."
"P.S so you know, a lot of single parent (male or female) do a great job providing for themselves and children than you who sits in a miserable, horrible, heartbreaking relationship. We are not to be defined by our relationship status! Your dedication, hardwork, persistence to your existence in this world should be your focus. Just because a lot of us donāt share our life story to the public does not mean we are not survivors. Face your life! Face your work! Be a great example to others! Be remembered more for the good and not bad."
"I do not have friends, I do not need them but music. It has been a healer for me for a very long time. I love all genres of music and I appreciate a lot of artistes, both local and international. You will never catch me hating on another being."
"Worry less of what the next fellow is doing. Judge less, focus on you and you alone, and watch great things happen to you. As Muslims do know, during the month of Ramadan, the Heavens are opened to accept our supplications and prayers and Hell is Closed and satan is caged down there."
"Islam I was taught teaches me that we are judged on our intentions by Allah alone. Whatās within, not what you see. Not looking for acceptance from anyone. I want people to live their lifeās to its full potentials."
"The way press people put things can make you, mar you, or even kill you."
"After a shoot that fateful day, I went into my room to get water from the fridge, and that was it. I fell and blanked out. When I regained consciousness, I thought it was just a minor thing until I tried to get up and walk. I kept telling myself āNgozi get up and walkā but I couldnāt."
"Before āskinny girlā, I did Yoruba movies. I have done a lot, I have done Yoruba films, I have won awards in the Yoruba language. As you said, I was brought up in Lagos here and I grew up in Lagos, so I understand the language very well. Like I told you, before āSkinny Girlā, I have had awards in Yoruba, I have up to four or five. So itās not easy."
"Well, itās the normal challenges. Getting there, meeting your peers, and seeing that you are new, some people have gone far ahead of you. Trying to get yourself together, trying to make yourself known, telling them you are capable of being a good actor. There is nothing one does in life that doesnāt come with its own challenge, thatās typically the thing."
"The fact that you are married or not, is not the industryās problem because as a married woman, you were not blindfolded to do this thing and everything is a choice. Even as a single girl, you can decide not to do it. Itās not a matter of being married or not, itās a role you are being given to play and you have every right to say, my producer, I donāt want to play this role."
"Well, there is no comparison in the sense that it was the humble beginning, when everything we do was like, āthis is my brother, this is my sisterā, but nowadays, it is business as usual. The only thing I would say is in terms of motion pictures, we have really improved but the storyline, no. Only very few people have good content."
"Well, I would say the beginning of Nollywood industry, which is Living in Bondage. Though it was produced a long time ago, itās a movie that has stood the test of time."
"If a man doesnāt have the fear of God, forget it! Every other thing you are doing is rubbish."
"Itās only a dead meat that doesnāt have admirers. So long as you are in the public eye, men will admire you. You are bound to be admired by the good, the bad and the ugly. Itās for you to say, āThank you! Itās all good! Itās well."
"When you hear Health Insurance scheme, what comes to your mind is that you are ācoveredā, no matter the nature of your sickness. But it becomes a different ball game when you now realise that you have to pay a certain amount of money, even though they will still tell you it doesnāt cover this or that."
"I was like a child who felt this was the way it was being done. But I was wrong. If I knew then what I know now, maybe, I would have been able to forgive and patch it up because then, I believed that if it was not for me, it was not for me."
"She was chocolate. Not very dark but not fair. My father was fair. My mother had four kids. Two have her complexion. Two are fair like my dad."
"....But Peace is a woman who knows her onions. She loves her husband very much but she knows the kind of man he is and tries to tolerate his excesses but the ones she could not stomach, she would refuse vehemently. She knows how to get around things unlike the other wives who bow down before their husband."