10 QUESTIONS FOR WALE ADEBAYO (Sango)
Shoots crew caught up with the legendary Nigerian actor and cinematographer, known for Disguise (2018), Being Annabel (2019) and White Waters (2007), Oloibiri (2015), Sango, among others.
We asked him the following 10 questions.
Shoots: Which among your WORKS is your favourite and why?
Wale Adebayo: My favourite movie till date will be my debut film which is “Sango” The legendary African King by Femi Lasode, reason being that I have not been involved in any other movie that has that passion and strength.
Shoots: If there is no favourite, why?
Wale Adebayo: Well for me am a child of nature and my environment is of the essence, I tap into everything around me to fuel and enhance my creativity because what comes out of you most times is what goes into you one way or another.
Shoots: If you are not doing what you are doing now as a profession, what would you have done?
Wale Adebayo: I would have been practising my Law profession that I went to the university to study.
Shoots: If you could go back in time and tell a younger version of yourself one thing, what would you tell?
Wale Adebayo: I will tell my younger version “When that fame comes, and I know it will please be better prepared to handle and take advantage of it.
Shoots: If your biography is to be commissioned, what will you want as the title and why?
Wale Adebayo: “The gentle giant”, which explains it all, I think.
Shoots: What is it that you want to put straight and for the records of the press and publics?
Wale Adebayo: Well, the fact that I am answering these questions already shows that I am alive dispelling the rumour that my enemy had died after shooting the movie Sango. Also am not a practising lawyer yet but am a graduate from the faculty of Law Obafemi Awolowo University Ile-Ife Osun state Nigeria. Anything else I remember I will forward to you guys (laughs).
Shoots: How do you cope with opposite sex and what do you have to tell them?
Wale Adebayo: I cope well with them. They are my biggest inspiration and always have good words to make you feel good with yourself or harsh criticism that will make you sit up and achieve your set goals so I truly value them a lot and I don’t let them forget it.
Shoots: What is your most annoying daily routine?
Wale Adebayo: Mouth closed, and I plead the 5th amendment of the American constitution. (Check it out yourself)
Shoots: Do you enjoy your celebrity star status?
Wale Adebayo: Well, let’s say that it has its perks, some doors that would otherwise be shut against you are opened and stay opened so I must with no equanimity say It’s interesting having a celeb status.
Shoots: What haven’t you been asked before? Say it and answer the question
Wale Adebayo: Do I feel fulfilled with where I am right now in the Nigerian Movie Industry? The answer is no I want to continue to play a major active role in the industry and God willing, I will be around for a long time to come. Thanks for having me and My name remains Wale Adebayo: Actor, Director, Filmmaker.
