Nollywood actor, Damilola Ogunsin, has recounted how a movie director once told him that he could not be an actor because he is an albino. The prolific thespian narrated this in a recent interview with Hip TV, revealing some of his major challenges in the movie industry. Damilola Ogunsin said,
“When I was coming into Nollywood, I had a major director who I will not mention his name. He looked at me and said, ‘Why do you want to be an actor? How many albinos do you find as actors? It’s not a place for you to be.’
“I have been doing theatre since primary school. I have been in the theatre group in my primary school, secondary school, my church, in my polytechnic in Ibadan, in University of Lagos, and everywhere.”
People fondly call him the ‘Gold Fish’. He emphasized his long-standing passion for theatre and firmly believed his “beautiful skin” won’t hinder achieving his goals. He claimed that his resolve to get into acting led him to quit his banking position and join Nollywood.
Ogunsin said,
“It has been six glorious years post-banking. And has it been easy? No. But what I try to do consistently, is to step out of the stereotype. I’m not trying to be known as the albino actor. I’m an actor who is an albino. That’s a different thing.”
Cc: DailyPost
