Kemi Akindoju
Kemi 'Lala' Akindoju (born 8 March 1987) is a Nigerian actress. She won an Africa Magic trailblazer award for her role in the film adaptation of Dazzling Mirage.
Quotes
[edit]- Women need to not put themselves on the defensive and see themselves as people, and work as hard as the men, the only thing we need to do is to make sure the same opportunities are available to both men and women.
- [1]
- A Quote extracted from an interview when asked if it is more challenging for women than men in the movie industry.
- We think about the people we are entertaining. If they don’t accept you, there is going to be a problem.
- [2]
- A Quote extracted from an interview on watching movies she featured in to ascertain if she indeed played a role better.
- Theatre is my home, it’s like nervous energy, I think it urges and pushes the performance to be high and to be better.
- [3]
- A Quote on deliberately venturing into stage acting so as to become a better all-round actor.
- In order to win your audience over, avoid constantly throwing out ‘preachy’ content that directly tell the audience what to do. The onus rests on the content creators to package the content in a way that allows the audience choose what lesson they want to learn from it. It is our duty as content creators, film makers or story tellers to set the agenda for how we want to be perceived.
- [4]
- A Quote from the 2018 Social Media Week on how to effect change with the content produced.
- I think it’s the absolving men of these responsibilities that got us here. The responsibility is for both parents. Not one more than the other. Both parents and no excuses for any party that doesn’t want to take responsibility.
- [5]
- A Quote extracted from her social media in support of the notion that fathers also owe their children sex education.
- I still wish we will take our elections and holding our leaders accountable as seriously and passionately as we take big brother. I wish young people will give the same energy to register to vote when it is time. We have to do more to fight for our country.
- [6]
- A Quote from her social media decrying that youths do not usually replicate such energy and interest when it comes to elections and issues bordering on the socio-economic development of the nation.
