{"id":272855,"date":"2011-01-05T17:30:34","date_gmt":"2011-01-05T17:30:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/?p=44887"},"modified":"2011-01-05T17:30:34","modified_gmt":"2011-01-05T17:30:34","slug":"omoni-oboli-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/01\/05\/omoni-oboli-interview\/","title":{"rendered":"Omoni Oboli Interview"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Omoni Oboli<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\nOmoni, the Anchor Baby
\nBy Samuel Olatunji<\/strong>
\nShe\u2019s a prolific and consummate actress. These qualities have won her laurels and recognition. She\u2019s also a devoted wife and mother of three kids she dotes on despite her demanding career. Omoni Oboli is the mother and wife everyone would love to have.In this interview with Sam Olatunji, she reveals all she invested in the hit movie Figurine and also Anchor Baby and why her marriage has lasted so long. Excerpts:
\nIs true that you are now an A-list star, after a wonderful performance in The
\nFigurine and Anchor Baby?<\/strong>
\nYes it\u2019s true. I\u2019m.
\nDoes that mean more money for you?<\/strong>
\nOf course it does.
\nHow much?<\/strong>
\nI really don\u2019t know. I can\u2019t tell how much the efforts are worth.
\nIf I work with you, do you charge in Naira & Kobo or pounds and dollars?<\/strong>
\nWhen you bring your script and I know what your project is worth, we can talk money
\nLet\u2019s start with Anchor Baby. Are you satisfied with it?<\/strong>
\nThe movie is really good. If you watch it, you will see its quality. The production is good. The actors really gave a good account of themselves including me. It has featured in many festivals and won several awards.
\nIs it true that the movie is the highest selling at the cinemas?<\/strong>
\nYes. It\u2019s a sell-out and I\u2019m very happy about it
\nSome said it\u2019s just noise. What\u2019s your reaction to this?<\/strong>
\nNothing and that doesn\u2019t negate the response to it. There\u2019s no hype about it and it\u2019s certainly not noise.
\nSo what is the next step for Omoni now?<\/strong>
\nI want to do more great movies. Last year, it was Figurine. In 2010, it was Anchor Baby. So, for me, I have to step-up my act and what you should expect is another great movie from me.
\nDoes that mean we won\u2019t see you in places like Asaba and Enugu?<\/strong>
\nUntil Asaba and Enugu start doing great movies, you will not see me in either.
\nDon\u2019t you think that will limit your opportunities?<\/strong>
\nThe truth is that you don\u2019t have to do twenty movies in a year to get any sort of recognition. I\u2019m a living testimony to that. How many movies have I done in the past four years to get the kind of recognition I\u2019m getting? So, I don\u2019t need to do a hundred movies in a year to be known.
\nWhat\u2019s this \u201copera thing\u201d between you and Genevieve? Is it because of the movie or something else you don\u2019t know?<\/strong>
\nThere\u2019s nothing wrong between myself and Genevieve. I believe we are colleagues.
\nWhy wasn\u2019t she at your premiering?<\/strong>
\nShe was probably busy or something but I don\u2019t know what really happened. I invited her anyway but I don\u2019t know why she didn\u2019t attend.
\nDo you think you deserved the BON award?<\/strong>
\nI think I more than deserve it. If you\u2019ve seen The Figurine, you would know why I won that award. The Figurine is a really good movie and I believe I did a great job with it. I played my role exactly the way the director wanted me to.
\nDo you think Genevieve was robbed of that award?<\/strong>
\nWhy should I say that? She wasn\u2019t cheated out of the award, because it wasn\u2019t based on viewers reactions. You cannot bestow an award that is supposedly professional on the basis of viewers\u2019 reaction. It\u2019s not the most popular actress award. It\u2019s for a leading role and that was portrayed in the movie. She wasn\u2019t robbed of the awards. I won fair and square.
\nBut why is it that she had about twenty thousand votes while you had about five thousand votes and you won?
\nI\u2019m not the organizer. The judges felt I did a better job especially in The Figurine. That\u2019s why they gave me the award.
\nBut somebody said you should have returned the award when you saw the whole thing. What\u2019s your response to this?<\/strong>
\nThe award wasn\u2019t based on votes alone. It was based on the judges\u2019 assessment of each actor. On their performance especially in the movies. It wasn\u2019t just based on viewers assessment.
\nWas that the movie you got $10,000 for?<\/strong>
\nWell, the truth is, there were actually two different categories namely, The best actor in a leading role which is just an award and nothing else. That was the one I won instead of Genevieve. It wasn\u2019t just Genevieve and I. There were other actresses as well. The other one was sponsored by Unilever and it\u2019s for the Clean and Fresh Actress of the year category. Funke Akindele, Mercy Johnson, Ronke Osodi and myself won that and it\u2019s worth $10,000.
\nWas Ikepen Etim on the list?<\/strong>
\nNo, she wasn\u2019t.
\nHave you spoken to Genevieve after the opera?<\/strong>
\nNo, we haven\u2019t spoken till now.
\nPeople say the atmosphere is tense, do you believe that?
\nThe atmosphere is not tense. We just haven\u2019t seen each other.
\nBut you gals have each other\u2019s number. Why haven\u2019t you called to explain what really happened?<\/strong>
\nThere\u2019s no reason to. I don\u2019t feel anything happened. Perhaps, one or two fans thought we had a clash.
\nSo, how do you plan spending your $10,000?<\/strong>
\nI\u2019ll spend it on myself and my family.
\nWould your friends get a dollar?<\/strong>
\n(Chuckles) No.
\nAfter three children, should we expect more?<\/strong>
\nNo, you shouldn\u2019t. We are done.
\nBut you are young, you can still have more, can\u2019t you?<\/strong>
\nI know, but I just don\u2019t want to.
\nWhy does your hubby follow you everywhere?<\/strong>
\nThat\u2019s because he\u2019s very supportive. He doesn\u2019t follow me everywhere but he follows me to a lot of places because he\u2019s very supportive.
\nAre you sure it doesn\u2019t have any element of distrust attached to it?<\/strong>
\nNo, it doesn\u2019t. My husband trusts me and he follows me because he is very supportive of my work.
\nDid he or does he have any reason to raise any issues regarding your work and all of that?<\/strong>
\nNo he doesn\u2019t. Not at all.
\nHow are the kids?<\/strong>
\nThe kids are doing well.
\nWhat class is Tobi?<\/strong>
\nHe\u2019s in Primary 5.
\nHow old is your marriage?<\/strong>
\nTen years.
\nHow have you been able to sustain your marriage?<\/strong>
\nI think it\u2019s because I involved God all the way. That\u2019s the only secret.
\nBut a lot of people whose marriages have crashed also involved God in theirs?<\/strong>
\nI don\u2019t know if they did. I can only speak for myself. A three-fold cord cannot be easily broken and it has been me, my husband and God. It can\u2019t be easily broken.
\nWhat do you do to sustain your marriage?<\/strong>
\nI respect my husband a lot. I love him a lot and I appreciate him and he reciprocates these too. He supports my career, I support his business. He loves me a lot and respects me. We basically do a lot of things together and that I think has kept us together.
\nPeople say marriage is a limiting factor for women in Africa. Has it not limited you?<\/strong>
\nMy marriage has not limited me in any way. It\u2019s actually a propelling force for me because there were so many things that I do now, that I couldn\u2019t do if I was single. My husband supports me a lot, because if I didn\u2019t have his support, I probably wouldn\u2019t be at the height of my career, the way it is today.
\nWhen you guys were in the UK what did you do?<\/strong>
\nI was mostly a stay-at-home mum.
\nWhile your husband was working?<\/strong>
\nYeah, that was when I was having kids, so I couldn\u2019t really do much.
\nDo you feel that if you didn\u2019t sojourn in the UK, you could have been more popular?<\/strong>
\nObviously, because I could have done a lot. More stuff could have happened a long time ago, but I\u2019m happy the way everything is right now, because God\u2019s time is the best. It\u2019s been just a wonderful time for me.
\nIn 2011 what should we expect from you?<\/strong>
\nIn 2011, you should expect greatness.
\nYou were in \u201cBursting Out\u201d. You had great rapport with Emem Isong, isn\u2019t it ?<\/strong>
\nEmem Isong is one of those I have done a couple of movies for and she was very instrumental to my success in the industry. I owe a lot to her and her movie is good. I have a very good rapport with her.
\nHow is your relationship with Stingomania?<\/strong>
\nMy relationship with Stingomania is good.
\nYou and Lonzo have been everywhere together. Is it just movies or something else?<\/strong>
\nWe are promoting Anchor Baby. That\u2019s what we are doing.
\nNothing extra?<\/strong>
\nNo.
\nDo you go to the cinemas selling tickets yourself?<\/strong>
\nYeah, I did that at Ozone Cinema. We had Expressions Day during which we went to the Box office to sell tickets. There we met and greeted fans and it was great. Fans were so happy and really excited that a star from the movie is doing that for them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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