{"id":273988,"date":"2011-01-14T16:25:14","date_gmt":"2011-01-14T16:25:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/?p=47410"},"modified":"2011-01-14T16:25:14","modified_gmt":"2011-01-14T16:25:14","slug":"leo-mezie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/01\/14\/leo-mezie\/","title":{"rendered":"Leo Mezie"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Leo Mezie<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\nIn most of the movies he\u2019s been involved \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\twith, Leo Mezie has often played the role of \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ta toughie or a lover boy. And no matter what \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\trole he gets, the Umuahia, Abia State born \t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\tnever fails to deliver. He spoke to Home \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tVideo People during the week and this is his \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstory.
\nSome parents discourage their children from \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tacting, especially their male ones. What was \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tyour experience?
\nIn my own case, it wasn\u2019t only my parents \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tthat rejected me but everybody in the \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tfamily. They felt the profession was not \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tworth it. They reasoned that I was going to \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tbe a liability to them if I became an actor. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBut today, I bless God because the rejected \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstone has now become the pillar. The story \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tis different now because I\u2019ve become the \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tapple of everybody\u2019s eye in the family. They \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tpamper me, in fact, today I\u2019m a celebrity, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tfirst in my house.
\nWhy do parents dissuade their male children \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tfrom acting?
\nI think it\u2019s an African thing. Here in \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAfrica, the man is expected to be the head \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tof the family. So, when he goes into the \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tmovies, instead of being a medical doctor, a \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t lawyer or an engineer, they begin to see him \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tas a minus one. They don\u2019t see an actor as \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsomeone who can be a special adviser on \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentertainment or personal assistant to the \t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\tgovernor. Many parents expect their children \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tto do white collar jobs because they believe \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tthat\u2019s where the money is. But for the \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tladies, parents don\u2019t have much problems \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \twhen they go into acting because they \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tbelieve that no matter what happens, a man \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\twill marry her and take care of her. The \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\texpectations of parents are higher in their \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tmale children.
\nHow did you venture into acting?
\nI started acting in the church when I was \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstill in primary school, and my first drama \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\twas \u2018Passion of Christ\u2019. I played the role \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tof Jesus for the youth church. I continued \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t from there because we used to have what we \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tcalled Youth Convention yearly. At the \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconvention, we were expected to present a \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdrama, which I was part of. I joined a \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t theatre group in my church which was owned \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tby our artistic director, and we took our \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdramas to several secondary schools and \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttheatres. I continued like that until I was \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t noticed by the director who called me aside \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tand asked, \u201cDon\u2019t you think you can do \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tbetter if you go into movies?\u201d I told him \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tthat I would love to but didn\u2019t know how to \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tgo about it. He was kind enough to direct me \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ton what to do. My first audition was very \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdiscouraging because of the crowd I met that \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tday. In fact, I doubted my chances of being \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \tselected. But something inside me told me \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tthat there was something I could do that \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tnobody else could. The long and short of the \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstory is: I failed the audition and two \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \tother subsequent ones. But I kept going for \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tauditions until I succeeded in landing my \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tfirst role. And since then, I\u2019ve been \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tgetting roles. Unfortunately, some of the \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tjobs never saw the light of the day until \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2003 when I acted a role in Labista which \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\twas a hit.
\nHow many movies have you done?
\nIt\u2019s difficult for me to remember how many \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tmovies I\u2019ve done. Between 2003 and today, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tthe only ones I can recall are the very \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tchallenging roles I played in movies like \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t Labista, Never End, Last Chance. In Last \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tChance, I played the role of a female. And \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tafter Last Chance came Emotional Battle, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRoyal Messenger, Total War, Secret Adventure \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tand A Time to Die, in that order.
\nYou said Labista was your first hit. What \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\trole did you play?
\nIn Labista, I played a strange role. We were \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tthree friends in the movie and the father of \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tone of us was killed by his brother who is \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\talso a lecturer on our campus. So we had to \t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\tavenge the death of our friend\u2019s father. It \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\twas brutal.
\nOn entering into the movie industry, what \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\twere your challenges?
\nThere were too many challenges then-too many \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tpeople wanted to become actors. We were all \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tready to perform, and I must say that we \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\twere all gifted and talented. So, whenever \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t we went for audition, there was always this \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tchallenge of \u201cAh! Can I make it?\u201d
\nBut at a point, we developed confidence in \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tourselves and realised that there\u2019s \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsomething unique about each of us. And along \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tthe line, we agreed to go back and train \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t ourselves to become professionals in our \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdifferent areas of strength. That was how \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tthe comedians pulled out from acting. They \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdiscovered they could do better with the \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t microphone. So, they moved on. And for those \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tof us who are fair in complexion, we felt we \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tcould play the role of lover boys and we \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconcentrated on that.
\nAnd for those of us with hard looks, and \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tcould play the role of criminals, we \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconcentrated on that. So, we all pitched in \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tour areas of specialisation. And there was \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tno fear anymore and competition. Whenever a \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tscript is written and the director is \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tcasting his characters, it becomes easy to \t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsay Mr A or B will play this particular \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\trole.
\nRecently you entered for Realme, a TV \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\treality show. What is it all about?
\nThe show coming up soon on your screens is \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tmeant for Nollywood celebrities. The \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tprogramme will showcase actors\/actresses \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tliving in the same house for 21 days. \t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\tThey\u2019ll not be acting but will live out \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttheir lives styles real. I think the show is \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\taimed at letting viewers see the real \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNollywood acts in their true colours. Some \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t people still do not know that we live like \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tother persons.
\nDo you see yourself surviving the eviction \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tprocess?
\nWhy not? I don\u2019t see any reason why I cannot \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tbe the winner.
\nMy growing up was not smooth but very \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tinteresting because I didn\u2019t grow up on the \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIsland. I grew up in Agege, \u201cthe main \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tghetto\u201d but it was fun. The very first time \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tI went to Victoria Island as a child, I \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsaved the paper of the things I ate in my \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tpocket and as soon as I got to Agege, I \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t threw everything on the floor. Back then, I \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tthought I was deprived. But today, when I \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tlook back to where I\u2019m coming from, I thank \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGod I went through it. Those aje butters \t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t(spoiled children) who didn\u2019t go through the \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tghetto life wouldn\u2019t know what they missed. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tI tell you, they missed out a lot.
\nApart from acting, what else do you do?
\nGeneral show business. I\u2019m a full time \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentertainment person. I\u2019m into events \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tpromotion, consultancy but
\nentertainment is basically what I do.
\nHow much of your bills has acting paid?
\nAll my bills at least for the past seven \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tyears. The second time I left this country \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tfor Europe, I paid all my bills \t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t(accommodation, feeding etc) from my own \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\taccount through acting. In fact, when I got \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tto the Embassy and said I\u2019m an actor who \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\twants to go on vacation, I was not denied \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t anything. Acting has been wonderful and if I \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thave another opportunity (reincarnation), \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tI\u2019ll want to be an actor.
\nHow did your fans receive you abroad?
\nI never knew that I was that big until I got \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tto the airport. The kind of reception I got \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\twas alarming. I was thinking my visit to \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLondon was going be a very quiet one. But I \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\twas amazed at what I got. There\u2019s this \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tcelebrity attitude fans have towards you \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tover there. You see, people come around you \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\twith so much love. They want to celebrate \t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\teverything you do, and I felt excited.
\nAnd since I came back from that trip, I\u2019ve \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tlearnt to be more aware of what I do because \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tpeople are watching from everywhere.
\nAnd your female fans?
\nI was very careful with all their smiles \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tbecause some of them could be fake, and I \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdidn\u2019t want anybody to accuse me of any \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tharassment or rip me off in anyway. I\u2019ve \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\theard so many tales about people falsely \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\taccused. I was very careful with the ladies. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSo, I was able to scale through scandals.
\nBut we heard you impregnated somebody in \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLondon, how far?
\n(Laughter) Ha\u2026 There was nothing like \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tthat.
\nWhat is your philosophy of life?
\nLife is beautiful and there\u2019s nothing \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tanybody can do about it. It\u2019s either you \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\twant to enjoy the beauty of life or you \t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tleave it . But you can\u2019t change the beauty \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tof life.
\nWhat\u2019s your best moment?
\nWao! My best moment is yet to come. I\u2019m \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstill looking forward to my best moment.
\nHave you had any embarrassing moment as an \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tactor?
\nYes. The one that happens very often is from \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\trelations, neighbours and old school \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tfriends. For example, a lady ran to me one \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tday in Abuja shouting, \u201cLeo \u2013 o!\u201d And she \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t almost pushed me down. But I didn\u2019t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\trecognise her. So, I just said, \u201d hi\u201d and \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tthe lady blew up. \u201cAh \u2013 ah! Leo, na me you \t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\tdey speak English for? Oh, because say you \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tbe star, na im make you dey speak English \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tfor me.\u201d Before I could say any other thing, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tshe just said, sorry.. oh Mr Star and walked \t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\taway. She created a scene for me and I was \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tembarrassed because it happened in a public \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tplace. It may be true that I knew her but I \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdidn\u2019t remember her.
\nSo what I do now is when people walk up to \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tme shouting like that, I\u2019ll just jump up and \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tshout back, whether I remember the person or \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tnot.
\nI\u2019ll only talk more if the person takes time \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tto ask if I remember him or her. If not, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tI\u2019ll just celebrate you the same way you are \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tcelebrating me so that we don\u2019t embarrass \t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\tourselves
\nWho\u2019s your kind of woman?
\nMy kind of woman has to be a very private \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tperson. Because both of us can\u2019t be on the \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstreet. She has to be a homely person that \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tknows what the home is all about. Because I \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\twant to raise a family, not just children. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSince I\u2019m ready a public person, I want a \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tprivate woman for a wife. I don\u2019t allow \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tpeople to visit my home because I see the \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thome as a very sacred place where I can rest \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tand commune with God. I want a woman who\u2019ll \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsee the home from my perspective.
\nHave you seen her, or you still searching?
\nWell I believe I\u2019ve found her but I\u2019m not \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsure she knows that yet.
\nHow many movies have you been able to do \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tthis year?
\nI just finished my third movie. The speed \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thas been slow because of little fracas which \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\twe had in Nollywood, which has just been \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tresolved. Right now everything is picking up \t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\tagain.
\nAnd what was this fracas all about?
\nChange is the only thing that\u2019s constant in \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tlife, and for that change to come through, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsome inconveniences will have to follow it. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLike Governor Fashola is working on Lagos \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \troads, you\u2019ll notice that a lot of persons \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thave been inconvenienced but in the end \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\teverything, will be fine.
\nIn Nollywood, we\u2019re trying to have a change, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tas per how more of our movies will be \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdistributed and accountability for these \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tmovies. And there was no proper \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tunderstanding of that change until recently \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\twhen seminars on why this change will have \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tto take place was taught like a course in \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \tthe university. Right now, everybody \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tunderstands the need for that change.
\nSome people thought it was linked to the \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tpresidency of AGN\u2026No, it\u2019s not an AGN \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tthing. It\u2019s between censors board and \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tmarketers (distribution network, licence, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t production, etc).
\nFILMOGRAPHY:
\nFeel My Pain, Church and Tradition, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMechanic, Jealous War, Labista<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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