Nollywood actor, Deyemi Okanlawon, has stated that actors are not well paid.
He said this in an interview alongside his colleague, Daniel Etim-Effiong on MTV Base Africa programme, Lights, Camera Stardom.
Deyemi said the industry is not well equipped for the future and the actors are usually underpaid compared to the hype behind their profession.
He said, “I think actors are not being paid enough. And the other hand, we are not financially literal enough to use what we do have and maximise it to protect ourselves in the future.”
His colleague, Daniel Etim-Effiong, added that the actors are not given enough time to work on their roles.
Etim-Effiong said, “I also think that the way the industry works, it doesn’t provide enough for the actors to work with both financially and otherwise.
“For example, I don’t think actors are given enough time to prepare. I don’t think actors are given enough time even to work on themselves.”
