- WE NEED SELFLESSNESS FROM THE PEOPLE IN AUTHORITY
- WE
WILL REMAIN AFRICANS! LET'S FACE THE CHILD, FACE YOURS SQUARELY
...Award winning actor Tunbosun Aiyedehin popularly known as Tuby
My name is
Tunbosun Aiyedehin aka Tuby.
Q. How long
have you been in the industry and what's the experience like?
A. I've been in
the industry for about 12 years. It's been the good, the frightening and the
mysterious and by His grace getting better!!!
Q. Tell us
about your first movie
A. Emmm, that'll
officially be "30 days". Produced by Ego Boyo - I remember that's
Temple Productions. It was directed by Mildred Okwo'! She was awesome.... I
wasn't particularly feeling good that day but I
tried so hard to hide my ill
health.
I played the
role of Mrs. Onubogu. A mother who....(do I remember? It's been quite a while)
I do remember that Genevieve Nnaji played my daughter and her younger brother
played my son. David McKenzie played my husband. I was on set for a whole day.
I was still working back then so I was given a day off work to shoot. I also
remember there was Joke Silva, Gbenga Richard and Iyabo Olajumoke too on the
project but of course we were on different locations.
The location
used for my character was beautiful. She was a judge's wife so a
state-of-the-art building was very much the set. The director had an awesome
crew who would jump to her instructions. Nonsense JUST WASN'T HER STYLE! I was
done in good time.
Q. you
recently won an award, tell us about it, how many awards have you won so far
and which one do you treasure the most?
A. My
award!!! Hmm! It's The AMVCA, 2016. I won the best supporting actress in
the series titled "Before 30". Beautiful production on all levels I
must say and it led to that fantastic nomination AND I WON!!!
This is my
first award in my career. However, I have won best actress for 2 years
consecutively in my university days. I did some acting for 2 years and I did
have fun. Awards were organized by my department and voila....! And I treasure
the most? I guess the new kid on the block WILL INDEED take the day. Afterall,
a new wife is the toast yeah...?
Q. Has the
government done enough and what part and what can they do differently?
A.This is broad
and can't be broken down, so to speak.
In a
nutshell, we need selflessness from the people in authority. Trust me if an
individual sees life as an "item" that we all should have a portion
of according to what each person is worth and then a little extra is shared as
a token, there will be psychological and possibly physical peace of mind.
About
Nollywood, the government would do us good with grants, loans and even
donations to producers/directors. I'd like to see them erect studios that can
accommodate our craft that can be compared with other modern studios around the
world. A film village or two in two opposite directions of town to assist
bookings for its use since there may be productions lined up. It'll reduce the
pressure on production houses in securing locations for example. Definitely,
it'll help monetarily across board.
Q. Tell us
about your culture and tradition?
A. I am a yoruba
person by tribe and the majority of yoruba people are found in the
south-western part of Nigeria. Talking about the culture and tradition of the
yoruba people is a large subject, which is beyond the scope of this forum.
However, in a not shell, I would say the yoruba people are a highly civilised
tribe that have a rich culture and tradition that has been preserved for
centuries. The yoruba people can be identified by their mode of greeting,
dressing, food and its preparation and also marriage, naming ceremony ,house
warming and even to burial ceremonies, to mention a few. Generally ,the yoruba
people have a major distinguishing factor: they have a culture of respect
for elders. The male prostrate to greet an elder while the female kneels on one
or both knees to greet an elder as the occasion demands.
The yorubas
have a culture of dressing to suit different occasions and they are known
for carrying out lavish parties.
Q. Growing up as a child what are some of those family values you your parents thought embedded in you that have helped you so far as an adult?
A. I come from a
home of disciplinarians as both my parents were astute lovers of books; so they
taught me to read my books, especially my bible and the dictionary everyday.
They taught me the order of doing things and how to arrange my things and how
to plan for future activities with an adage," as you lay your bed so
you lie on it."
Q. The western
culture has dominated our home front, I'm worried about our teens, will there
be anything left of us as Africans?
A. We will
remain AFRICANS! Let's face the child, face yours squarely. Train a child.
Speak to, TEACH, do visual training if need be. If you need to go the extra
mile-a pinch though, by all means but please avoid the point where you have a
child you cannot show off. Sometimes,
Q. What are your advice for parents?
Q. What are your advice for parents?
A. Live every
moment as though it were your last. Someone you least expect is watching
AND LEARNING!
Q. How can
we sustain our culture and traditions?
A. It
is important to ensure that the indigenous languages from parents
to their offsprings is maintained at home and taught in schools both at the
primary and secondary stages of education. A well thought-out mother
tongue language-based curriculum in schools will take care of the customs
and tradition which will also include engaging the young ones in cultural
displays and shows.
Q. Is there
anything you are doing for the less privilege?
A. By His grace
that's starting in about 2 weeks time. We'll be visiting 2 different homes and
doing beautiful things with and for them...private information for now so I'll
prefer it stays so!
Q. What are
your advice to our youth and also to those who are looking up to you as their
role model?
A. I'll put it
as one response. Take it easy and calm down!!! Honestly, I can't over emphasize
it. Please take a day at a time. They don't need to engage in vices all in the
name of being comfortable in life. Remember to pray as you embark on something
new. If it's good, it is God. Slow and steady does win the race after all.
Thanks for sharing this precious moment with us, we hope to see more of you in the future.
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