Ghanaian actor Chris Attoh has opened up about his decision to concentrate more on the Nigerian film industry.
Speaking in an interview with 3Music TV, Chris Attoh said he joined the Nigeria n film industry because it had a larger market audience.
He noted that Nigeria possessed a vibrant film industry which offered more opportunities for collaborations.
“At the time, the necessity was that you had to be in the Nigerian space if you wanted a bigger market or a bigger audience. Ghana was great, but the truth is Ghana is small, and if you are trying to get the attention of players beyond Ghana, not just Nigeria, you have to expand.
“And Nigeria has numbers, Nigeria is making films every single day. I’m always looking forward to where we are collaborating instead of being separated,” he said.
He lamented the lack of mentorship and guidance in the Ghanaian movie industry which he believes has contributed to the problems of the current movie industry.
“I don’t think it is a matter of not wanting to push ourselves growing up. We didn’t have the right mentors, we did not have the people who brought us up and would take your hands and say this is the way. And it’s become a thing that’s heavy on my heart,” he added.
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Chris Attoh underscored the need for constant learning which he said helped him to overcome the challenges he experienced as an actor in the Nigerian film industry.
“It’s like any other industry. It’s growing, it’s updating and you need to constantly learn. It means every single morning you have to rehearse, it means reading outside your scope and reading is one thing I keep pushing for, especially to our youth today. How you can take control of the words on your script if you don’t have command of the English Language,” he stated.
Chris Attoh has featured in worldwide movies like ‘Shuga’, “Single and Married”, “Inspector Bediako” and others.