Nollywood actress, Queen Nwokoye
speaking with BroadwayAfrica TV on why
she never gave up even when odds were
against her, Nwokoye said;
“What brought me and what has kept me
is my passion for the job. Money is good,
the attention is good but I stayed because
of the passion I have for it. It is a bit
frustrating when you are doing
something and it is like you are not being
appreciated for it or recognized for it but
the passion surpassed it, so I stayed. The
rest is history.”
“I don’t think it is because they are being
extravagant, how many people are to
begin with? The truth of the matter is a
lot of people are known faces but they
are not actually making the type of
money people think they make. Then
again, it is an individual thing, it is
either you are here or you are there but
the truth is a lot of people don’t make
that kind of money they think we have.
Some people think we get paid 10 million
for acting {laughs} so a lot of times,
actors want to live up to false
expectations from their fans and that is
how they get into trouble. As far as I am
concerned, if you are paid in Nigeria and
you want a Gucci bag and you convert
your Naira to dollars to go and buy it
because Kim Kardashian is carrying it, it
doesn’t make sense because she earns
dollars So for me it is not about being
extravagant everybody loves the good
things of life but you have to draw a
balance. It is about not truly making that
huge amount that actors and actresses
make.” She said.
On trading her stardom for her privacy,
Queen said, “We enjoy the stardom and
attention but sometimes you just want to
walk past unnoticed and just be yourself
but I wouldn’t give this up for anything in
the world. I love it and appreciate it.
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