Hilda Dokubo in an interview with Yes Magazine’s publisher,
Azuh Arinze has explained why she left Lagos for Rivers State and what acting
has not done for her. Hilda used to be very popular some years ago in the movie industry before she
delved into other things like politics, but she insists she’s still very much
into acting.
What has acting not done for you?
Acting has stolen (Laughter) my privacy. What it has not
given to me is – it’s not given me the ability to be as private as I want to
be. I’m a very private person, but you can’t be private when you are a
celebrity and you are in the face of people all the time. People consider you a
role model, people are busy setting standards for you, people are busy assuming
they know what you want and all of that.
given to me is – it’s not given me the ability to be as private as I want to
be. I’m a very private person, but you can’t be private when you are a
celebrity and you are in the face of people all the time. People consider you a
role model, people are busy setting standards for you, people are busy assuming
they know what you want and all of that.
So, it steals your privacy from you.
Specifically, why did you abandon us in Lagos?
Em…you go to where they need you most. In Lagos, there are a
lot of us who can do a lot. Plus you know that there’s this general saying that
the West received education before the South, which may or may not be true. But
charity begins at home and whatever you plant at home, be prepared to reap.
That’s not to say Lagos is completely off my radar. No! Because some of the
kids that I train return to Lagos and some of them actually come in from Lagos
to get trained and return. So, in a way, you influence your environment and
your community, your state, your nation and the whole objective of this is to
be able to build a pool of people that you can say Nigerians can depend on
because they will come out dependable.
lot of us who can do a lot. Plus you know that there’s this general saying that
the West received education before the South, which may or may not be true. But
charity begins at home and whatever you plant at home, be prepared to reap.
That’s not to say Lagos is completely off my radar. No! Because some of the
kids that I train return to Lagos and some of them actually come in from Lagos
to get trained and return. So, in a way, you influence your environment and
your community, your state, your nation and the whole objective of this is to
be able to build a pool of people that you can say Nigerians can depend on
because they will come out dependable.
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