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Olu Jacobs<\/p>\n
\nOlu Jacobs is no stranger in the Nigerian movie industry. His charisma and delivery of lines are legendary \u2013 drawing him admiration from fans. His infectious baritone and interpretation of roles are a director\u2019s delight. Having been in the industry for more than three decades, he is now a bridge between the old and the new, a motivator to the youth.<\/p>\n
And, if there is any controversy anyone thinks he is involved in, it has not been about him per se, but his wife.<\/p>\n
He told Saturday Independent that, \u201cThere was a time when she was very angry when some papers were saying that we have separated and all that. I think a lot of people misunderstand what is going on. A lot of movies are done outside Lagos and I happen to work quite a lot outside Lagos. One, if we are invited to functions and I can\u2019t go and she can go, she will go and represent us and she was doing that quite well. Two, her name is Joke Silva. Everybody knows her as Joke Silva. She is married; she\u2019s now Mrs. Joke Jacobs but as an artiste, she\u2019s Joke Silva and not Miss Joke Silva. So it is the same thing, when she calls herself but sometimes the public gets confused and wonders what\u2019s cooking. But by the grace of God all is well.\u201d<\/p>\n
Inspite of being considered a hugely successful actor, having starred in British productions like The Professionals, Till Death Do Us Part and others, Jacobs said he could only look up to bishops, as a child.<\/p>\n
\u201cI didn\u2019t have many, I think bishops, arch bishops because I was very involved in the church. I was a member of the choir. I was an altar boy, not only serving in the altar; I was always there every Saturday morning to clean the entire altar. I was also a member of the Boys\u2019 Scout. I was so involved; I was not the only one. All of us grew up like that. So bishops and arch bishops were our heroes. We looked up to them,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
But, in spite of how his life revolved round the church, the theatre expert and stage legend has a lot of admirfation for late Hubert Ogunde.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe late Chief Ogunde was a great man who actually triggered me up in the direction that I am in because the day I saw him perform was the day I realised that I had seen what I was going to do. As a little boy, I remember being sent on an errand and I saw this panel van. There was music; dancing and leaflets were being dropped. I picked up one of the leaflets, took it home to my parents and I said to them that I would like to see the show and my mother said, \u2018no way!\u2019 My dad said, well, maybe that I should go away, that he would think about it. Then, they came up with all these chores that I must do but there was no problem. I did them with time to spare, went back to my mum and she shoved my head and said, \u2018I hope you will be able to do your school work like this, look at all you\u2019ve done!\u2019<\/p>\n
\u201cShe then asked me to wait for my dad to come back. When my dad came back, he was told and he called me and said \u2018all right, we will find out about when they are showing it.\u2019 He found out and on that day we went to the theatre. This theatre was in a hotel. The hotel used to be called Colonial Hotel. When we got there the crowd was enormous, but we made room and got in, I was so excited. At the appointed time the light went off and there was noise. The curtain opened, the lights came on, it was the opening glee, and they danced so gracefully, they sang so melodiously and I was watching, I looked at some people, you saw their eyes telling the story, oh God! And I said this has to be the job that I\u2019m going to do,\u201d Jacobs narrated his story.<\/p>\n
And to those who criticise him of being stereotypical, he said, \u201cWhat has that got to do with it? Is there any part that they have seen me play that I did not act well? That is the question I have to ask them. I have played poor man\u2019s roles. The poor man may not be total abject but is a low-class that I\u2019ve played. It may not readily come to mind though that I\u2019ve played poor man roles and that is simply because I play more of kingly roles but is it my fault that I\u2019m kingly? I am an actor. And a damn good actor, I know that. And when it comes to interpreting roles, I know I\u2019m very good. I\u2019m good at interpreting roles so whoever is going to challenge me, I didn\u2019t say beat me, will have to do a lot of Hail Mary to get anywhere near me.\u201d<\/p>\n
He also spoke about the seeming rivalry between him and Pete Edochie, another veteran, who achieved fame when he played the role of Okonwko in the TV adaptation of Things Fall Apart many years ago, while insisting that only the people can judge them.<\/p>\n
\u201cRivalry? There shouldn\u2019t be. He is an actor; I\u2019m an actor. Whatever roles he plays, I\u2019m not the judge of it just like the roles I play. The producer, the public are the judge. But back to your question, there is no problem between us. I think the last time we spoke on the phone was about three months ago,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
On the kidnap of Edochie, Olu Jacobs says \u201cit\u2019s not funny; you know it is something that was never in the forefront of one\u2019s mind, but suddenly it was a rude shock that brought it. It wasn\u2019t a case of whether it could happen. It actually happened. Of course, when one is not made of wood, you must begin to wonder if it\u2019s normal. But thank God. I\u2019m delighted that my colleagues who were kidnapped were released and there was no physical harm done and I hope they have honestly recovered from the shock,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Of the much-talked about $200 million intervention fund President Goodluck Jonathan granted the entertainment industry, the Ogun State born award-winning actor hailed the package.<\/p>\n
He, however, warned practitioners to be cautious, as the promise might not materialise that soon due to bureaucracy in government.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat I understood the President to mean is that he was going to make that kind of money available. He was promising us that he was going to make that kind of money available, not that he had already approved it, he has approved the understanding of it. We are not children we cannot expect him to say that he has done it when he has not done it. Government does not function that way. It has to go through due process, but he is assuring us that we will get the money because we need support and he realises that and it\u2019s a good thing to do.<\/p>\n
We all know that one of the things we\u2019ve been suffering is lack of funds. What could have helped us that we didn\u2019t get was from the banks. I think the banks could have done better than they did. So many of them who have branches all over the country, we had meetings with them. There are some banks we had meetings with, everything signed and sealed, and 24 hours to the commencement of that agreement they pulled out. It was just an arrangement. We couldn\u2019t possibly take them to court, so it set us back. So it is very depressing to hear that there were some illegal money lending and borrowing that was going on between banks and some clients.<\/p>\n
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