Genevieve Nnaji: The Queen of Nollywood

Genevieve Nnaji in her own words!

Genevieve Nnaji On The Cover of Mimi.

I must say that life has been very dramatic. It has been quite eventful. It also has its ups and downs. But above all, I thank God for whatever I have been able to achieve over the years. For me, it has been quite fulfilling being a popular actress. The fact that I am able to do what I want to do which is acting. It is fulfilling for me. The fact that people do appreciate what I have been doing, my work, and my personality, that is fulfilling on its own. But in terms of the downs, yes!



As a celebrity and a popular actress, people tend to misjudge my character as a person and what role I play on screen. I don’t think I have played any role that is exactly my character in real life. But you have to cry or laugh as you used to, in real life to be able to perfect the make-belief notion. You can’t imitate any person in that situation.



But the story lies on how you are able to handle a particular situation in a movie, how you react to certain issues and situations are not necessarily the way you will probably handle such situation in real life. Music is something I have always cherished, even before I started acting. I discovered my talent in music first before I went into acting. . The originality of my song is what inspired my producer to want to approach me for a deal. Even though acting is my vocation and has helped to make a celebrity, and me more responsible it has equally denied me the right to live the way I would have loved to live my life. A lot of people want to associate with you. You cannot live a normal life. You don’t have your privacy again. It appears you are no longer human. I am actually a very rare gem. I like to just react naturally to any situation. I believe, everybody has a right to his or her feelings and freedom to express oneself without interference.



I must say that life has been very dramatic. It has been quite eventful. It also has its ups and downs. But above all, I thank God for whatever I have been able to achieve over the years. For me, it has been quite fulfilling being a popular actress. The fact that I am able to do what I want to do which is acting. It is fulfilling for me. The fact that people do appreciate what I have been doing, my work, and my personality, that is fulfilling on its own. But in terms of the downs, yes! As a celebrity and a popular actress, people tend to misjudge my character as a person and what role I play on screen. I don’t think I have played any role that is exactly my character in real life. But you have to cry or laugh as you used to, in real life to be able to perfect the make-belief notion. You can’t imitate any person in that situation. But the story lies on how you are able to handle a particular situation in a movie, how you react to certain issues and situations are not necessarily the way you will probably handle such situation in real life. Music is something I have always cherished, even before I started acting. I discovered my talent in music first before I went into acting. The originality of my song is what inspired my producer to want to approach me for a deal. Even though acting is my vocation and has helped to make a celebrity, and me more responsible it has equally denied me the right to live the way I would have loved to live my life. A lot of people want to associate with you. You cannot live a normal life. You don’t have your privacy again. It appears you are no longer human. I am actually a very rare gem. I like to just react naturally to any situation. I believe, everybody has a right to his or her feelings and freedom to express oneself without interference. I want Hollywood to come to Nollywood. It’s not that I cannot act in Hollywood. But for the fact that I have my root here, my parents are very much alive and my siblings, my cultural background, I don’t think I can take up the challenges in Hollywood. We are not African-Americans; we are purely Africans by birth. My parents are artistic. In terms of music, drumming, and singing, I am the only actress in my family, but there are my other siblings who are into music and other areas of the arts.
Who I'd like to meet:All of my fans. Thank you for the love you give so freely, especially those who have proudly declared themselves members of the Republic - don't laugh it does exist. I try everyday not to disappoint you by being the best I can be. Thanks to those who keep in touch trough emails - Love you back like you will never know.

~ Genevieve Nnaji