Veteran Nollywood actor Adebayo Salami’s son, Femi
Adebayo, one of the most talked about actor in the Yoruba
movie sector has acted meritoriously to move out from the
shadow of his actor father.
In this latest interview with the Entertainer, Femi Adebayo
addressed his rumoured romance with his colleague, Funke
Akindele and talked about other issues.
See interview excerpts:
Is having a backbone like your dad in the industry the ticket to
the centre stage?
It is a yes and no answer. Yes in the sense that the moment I
was able to climb the ladder to a particular stage, I was fully
supported and managed by my backbone in the industry which
is my father. I would also say no, because it wasn’t the fame
that gave me the opportunity to get to the centre stage. I went
for many auditioning and won several roles that actually led me
to the top, but to say the truth my father’s influence helped me
a lot.
Tell us the difference in your relationship with “Oga Bello” and
Adebayo Salami?
It’s totally different. On set we are colleagues and father and
son off set. Sincerely my father would not agree to play father
and son role on set, because he believes every role needs to be
interpreted well and real. Acting a father and son role would
definitely call for series of actions like me shouting at him,
slapping and pushing him which I wouldn’t want to do to a
wonderful father in the sense to make our acting real. All the
same, the most fantastic thing about my father is that he is
approachable, got that listening ear, no matter how terrific the
situation is. My mother is also tolerant.
So what would you have changed about the way you were
raised?
Probably, I would have said the economy and the society at
large which I believe would definitely have one or two roles
to work on my parents to raise me in a particular way. I
would have preferred to be raised in a better conducive
environment, so I could be a butter boy.
How real are stories of romance at filming locations?
It is quite unfortunate that illiteracy among some of our fans
tends to affect their reasoning ability, though not all of
them. Sometimes I begin to wonder why people cook up
such irritating ideas. That’s why we show a lot in the
making of the movies at the end of our films. Sincerely
actors and actresses are decent people, we are not fools.
Are you saying actors and actresses are saints?
Even if anything is going to happen, it must be something of
mature minds, not the other way round. You may intend to
like a colleague, not only in acting sector even in your own
field, I believe nothing is stopping you so far both parties
are mature. But have it at the back of your mind that actors
and actresses are decent people.
Have you ever dated Funke Akindele?
Truly speaking, I have decided not to answer any question
as regards Funke Akindele anymore. She is a female
colleague, we most times work together to interpret roles
and that’s all. I’m doing my job the way I love doing it.
Obviously I have links with a number of actresses that are
also committed and not only Funke Akindele.
So, how easy was it quitting law for acting?
I would say it’s a divine call. No doubt about the fact that you
need to take some extra steps to excel in your field especially
the moment you choose two different things which are acting
and law. But so far it is God’s calling, then it will definitely be
easy.
Don’t you think you would perform better interpreting the role
of a lawyer?
No doubt about it, if I have to play the role of a lawyer in a
movie I will definitely do it well, because that’s my real self,
not acting. That’s why I will never play the role of a lawyer
in any movie, for the simple reason that I see it as a normal
part of me, which is no more acting
Your major challenge
The major challenge that I can recollect was in 1997, the time I
wanted to partake in an English play, then, it was dominated by
Igbo. If you were born Yoruba they would quickly get you out of
the game, even if you performed well during auditioning. This
prompted many Yoruba to change their names to bear English
name but I can’t just change mine. I can’t try to be who I am
not, so that alone made me concentrate more on Yoruba films.
To God be the glory I’m doing it big, many of them even like
acting Yoruba movies now that our culture brings us more
stories every now and then.
So how stylish is Femi Adebayo?
Femi Adebayo is just very simple. I love to wear what suits me,
I costume myself in most of my movies. I shop for new clothes
every two weeks. Femi doesn’t need to go out of Nigeria to pick
his choice, I settle for Nigerian made anytime I am home and
buy things over there when I am out of the country. I like sky
blue color of socks, listen to all kinds of music and to crown it, I
love eating beans. (Smiles)
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