He said:
Africa Magic has always been a part of the narrative. Actually, MultiChoice as a whole. I mean, I started out on Big Brother, and my very first on-screen role was in Africa Magic’s Hustle. That was pretty much how I started—it was just Dayo, Ochuko, and me. I recall that my first few days of being in front of the camera were quite uncomfortable.
I began observing the other guys to see how they were performing; for example, I would read their lines and note that they weren’t delivered word for word. As you are aware, they added something more. I decided to give it a shot and then go back to viewing episodes while appreciating my performance at a later time.
A lot, that is. I was working on a project, and you know, I was provided the script in PDF format. I spoke with the director briefly, but I was unaware of the length of the conversation. As a result, when I received the script, it was perhaps six or seven times longer than the usual script, which is typically around one hundred pages.
It was my first experience with such a large amount of script, and as the main character, you had to read and process everything. The writing was disturbing, but as they say, you can always tell you are onto something worthwhile when something frightens you.
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