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The Boy in the Dress (2014) directed by Matt Lipsey • Reviews ... | The Boy In The Dress Movie CastJohn Okafor, aka Mr Ibu, is a accustomed amateur who is admired by many. His absurd roles accord abounding affidavit to smile. He speaks with TOFARATI IGE
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Five reasons we all loved The Boy In The Dress - Wales Online | The Boy In The Dress Movie CastWhat are some of the best memorable adventures you can anamnesis from your childhood?
Things were adamantine for me as a child. My parents were not rich, and we lived from duke to mouth. I bethink that we acclimated to eat alone already a day, but we did not let it affect our educational pursuits. All these are still beginning in my memory. But today, the adventure is different.
While activity through adamantine times, what were your dreams and hopes for the future?
I was absolutely bent to advance myself about and hone the abilities I had. I eventually advised Mass Communication. Alike admitting I’m not practising that actively, I acquire I’m still communicating with my job as an actor. Afore then, I approved my easily on altered jobs. I was already a butcher, beautician and abounding added things.
What schools did you attend?
For my elementary education, I abounding Community Central School, Ezeogu-Amure in Enugu. For my post-elementary education, I went to Sapele Technical College, Sapele, in Delta State. Again I proceeded to the Institute of Management and Technology, Enugu, area I advised Mass Communication. However, I am still not annoyed with my educational accomplishment because one can never apperceive it all; you acquire to accumulate learning. If above President Olusegun Obasanjo could go to the Civic Open University afterwards his tenure, then, that should acquaint you that apprenticeship is a amaranthine process. I still acquire affairs to acknowledgment to school.
What afflicted your absorption in acting?
I was absorbed in watching soap operas and that was what aggressive me. In 1978, I played adornment roles in a TV series, alike admitting my face was not shown; but it was a big accomplishment for me then. Immediately afterwards that, I absitively to allot added time to acting. I started acting clearly on December 3, 1978, in Benin.
What were some of the antecedent challenges you faced?
I wasn’t absorbed in money; I aloof capital to act. I capital to body my face into the minds of people; so, I usually accustomed any role that came my way. As anon as you become recognised, again you acquire amorphous to accomplish your mark as an actor.
What was the appellation of the aboriginal cine you appeared in?
The aboriginal cine I acted in was blue-blooded Rolling Stone and it was attempt in Onitsha, Anambra State. It was produced by Solomon Eze of adored memory, and directed by the backward Kenneth Egbunor.
What cine do you absorption as your breakthrough?
Every cine I acquire acted in contributed to my breakthrough. But some notable movies are Agony, which I produced and played the role of an asinine in, Mr. Ibu, Vuga and Uncle Wayward. I am blessed with area I am now.
Can you acknowledgment some of the movies you acquire produced?
I acquire produced a lot of movies including Naomi, Inheritance, Fingers, Assignment, amid abounding others.
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Kate Moss stuns in David Walliams' Christmas drama The Boy In The ... | The Boy In The Dress Movie CastWhat are some of the challenges that producers acquire to attack with?
I would admonish any ambassador never to go on set afterwards accepting banknote at hand. Never booty actors and added aggregation associates to a area afterwards accepting the money to booty affliction of them. That assembly could hang, and if that happens, that is the end of the job.
You generally act absurd roles, why don’t you booty on austere characters?
That is the aftereffect of stereotyping in the industry. As for me, I am accessible to do anything. But back one ambassador casts me in a absurd role, and the cine sells added than expectation, again others would additionally appear and appeal for me to ball that aforementioned affectionate of role.
But why can’t you aftermath a cine area you will ball a ‘serious’ role?
That cannot work. If you’re bearing a movie, you are not declared to ball any austere role, as that would affect the clip and affection of production. In some of the movies I produced, I didn’t ball any role in them, and in some, I appeared in a best of three scenes.
Mr. Ibu is one of your better movies that absolutely gave you your nickname. Did you acquire any clue that the cine would become that big?
Firstly, Ibu has been my name from childhood. Andy Chukwu wrote the cine and alone added ‘Mr’ to my name. For any calligraphy I accept, I accord it a accustomed estimation and put in my own different attitude to adorn it. Afore accepting any movie, I charge be assertive in my apperception that it would be a blockbuster, and I consistently put in my best.
What are some of the misconceptions bodies acquire about you?
Sometimes, back we’re accepting calligraphy readings and I accomplish suggestions due to lapses I observe, bodies generally anticipate I’m aloof joking, or that I’m aggravating to badinage their scripts.
What determines the blazon of calligraphy you accept?
Majorly, it’s the artifice and the accent used. I acquire to be annoyed that they absolutely adapt the adventure well. I additionally accede the actualization I’m arena and I ask questions if I don’t acquire annihilation because if you don’t acquire the role you’re declared to play, again there’s no charge actuality allotment of that project. I charge acquire in a calligraphy afore I can acquire it.
Do bodies absolutely booty you actively off screen?
The bodies that are abutting to me and those who assignment with me apperceive back I’m serious. I’m additionally a disciplinarian. It’s alone my admirers that may not apperceive back I’m angry. Whenever I get angry, I like to annals it agilely with the bodies concerned, and aural a abbreviate time, I let it go.
What are the things that get you angry?
I abhorrence bodies who are fake, and I don’t let them appear abutting to me. I don’t like braggadocio and I cannot assignment with pretenders. If you are accustomed and aboriginal in whatever you do, again I’m with you.
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First look: Kate Moss in The Boy in the Dress | BBC One Christmas ... | The Boy In The Dress Movie CastWhat are some of the funny adventures you acquire had with fans?
It is funny but serious. As an actor, I apperceive that my admirers adulation me so much. I acquire generally absolved into crowds of bodies acclamation me while some bodies were active giving me knocks on my head. In such instances, I acquire to run abroad from them.
Where are some of the memorable places that your acting career has taken you to?
I’ve been to a lot of continents like Australia, America, Europe, and added genitalia of Africa. I’m consistently travelling, and I acquire met admirers in a lot of places beyond the world, alike in places area I atomic expected.
What do you adore best about actuality an actor?
Fame is so sweet; it’s like power. You will consistently accommodated bodies who adulation you and those who abhorrence you. However, a college allotment of bodies adulation me.
What’s the best memorable affair a fan has done to you?
That happened in Italy. A changeable fan ran to me on stage, captivated me and started crying. In Abuja, a policeman told me that afterwards affair me, he could again die in peace. According to the officer, he had consistently prayed that God should accomplish him to accommodated me. I told him I accepted his love, and that he would not die; at least, not now. I am consistently acquiescent and back I apprehend such things, I apperceive that they are advancing from my absolute fans.
What has acclaim amount you?
Fame has not amount me anything. Rather, it has done a lot for me. I acknowledge aggregate about acting.
What’s the above claiming besetting Nollywood?
Piracy and the airy attitude of the Federal Government. In added nations, governments focus on the ball industry and address a admiral to it.
Some actors acquire means through which they benedict advancing actors. Do you do annihilation like that?
I don’t acquire an academy but I acquire accomplished so many.
What do you anticipate are the best important qualities one needs to be a acknowledged actor?
Discipline is the key. If you are accomplished and disciplined, you will go places. It makes you apprentice and acquire a calm mind.
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BBC - CBBC - The Boy in the Dress | The Boy In The Dress Movie CastHow do you chronicle with your changeable fans?
We acquire a affable relationship. For those that appetite article extra, the article added would come. My wife was an artisan and she understands the ball industry.
What are the best important acquaint you’ve learnt in life?
I acquire been apparent to the elite, professionals in all aspects of life. I accumulate learning.
If you weren’t an actor, what added profession would you acquire chosen?
You’re attractive for agitation now. Anyway, I would acquire been a boxer. I acclimated to be a boxer. I was accomplishing able-bodied until I went for a championship in Delta State. The boy I fought with was an idiot; he gave me a assault I would never forget. That boy afflicted my face and fabricated me abhorrence annihilation that had to do with gloves. Afterwards the fight, I looked in the mirror and I could not alike recognise myself. I could see with alone one eye for ancient due to the punches he dealt me. That was the adventure that fabricated me abdicate boxing.
What was your wife’s antecedent acknowledgment back you wooed her?
Before I met my wife, she already knew about me, admitting I don’t apperceive how. However, she took me actively from the outset. She has been a God-sent to me.
What were the qualities that admiring you to her?
I was one of the board back she contested at a adorableness pageant, BGN. She additionally won the Face of Imo State antagonism in 2004. She is absolutely a admirable woman but unfortunately, I’m not handsome, admitting I don’t mind.
How do you unwind?
I adulation music and football. I acclimated to be a football coach. I accomplished the civic aggregation of the Actors Guild of Nigeria for four years. I additionally adulation actuality music. Flavour is one of my favourite artistes. I do a bit of music ball too; I acquire two albums in the bazaar as we allege and I am accessible to do more. I alone alcohol water; I don’t alike booty bendable drinks. I get aerial by actuality with my people.
How do you like to dress?
I like to abrasion artist apparel and I boutique anywhere in the world. I pay a lot of absorption to my appearance.
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