Veteran Nollywood actor Ramsey Nouah has said that talent alone is not enough to build a successful and lasting career. He recently had his say while speaking to the press, and fans have been reacting.
Reflecting on his more than three decades in the Nigerian film industry, the moviestar stressed that discipline and consistency are the qualities that sustain long-term success in Nollywood.
Ramsey added that many people mistake fame for success without understanding the hard work required behind the scenes.
His words, “I’ve come to know and learn that talent is not enough. Discipline is what actually keeps you consistent when inspiration fails you.
A lot of people assume that success is like giving, but it’s not. They never see the work, the effort, the doubts and everything behind the scenes.
They usually don’t see it, and they always think that when you’re famous, you’re successful already. That’s what it means, that’s what it takes.
Success is a given, but it can happen just once. Consistency is what really matters, consistency. And for you to be consistent, you need discipline.”
Nollywood is a sobriquet that originally referred to the Nigerian film industry. The origin of the term dates back to the early 2000s, traced to an article in The New York Times. Due to the history of evolving meanings and contexts, there is no clear or agreed-upon definition for the term, which has made it a subject to several controversies.
The origin of the term “Nollywood” remains unclear; Jonathan Haynes traced the earliest usage of the word to a 2002 article by Matt Steinglass in the New York Times, where it was used to describe Nigerian cinema.
Charles Igwe noted that Norimitsu Onishi also used the name in a September 2002 article he wrote for the New York Times. The term continues to be used in the media to refer to the Nigerian film industry, with its definition later assumed to be a portmanteau of the words “Nigeria” and “Hollywood”, the American major film hub.
Film-making in Nigeria is divided largely along regional, and marginally ethnic and religious lines. Thus, there are distinct film industries – each seeking to portray the concern of the particular section and ethnicity it represents. However, there is the English-language film industry which is a melting pot for filmmaking and filmmakers from most of the regional industries.
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