Nollywood actor Femi Branch has blasted his fellow actors who show up the same way in every role they are offered in movies.
He recently revealed that actors who never bother to physically or emotionally transform into the characters they are playing are nothing but fraudsters.
Speaking during an interview with HipTV, Femi said that any professional actor found guilty of doing that is intentionally cheating their audience and stealing a living.
According to him, it is wrong to force your fans to mentally filter out your personality when the role clearly demands something different, and it only goes to show that such an actor is taking the fans for granted.
“You have someone that calls himself an actor and he has just one look in every film. I’m sorry dude, you’re not professional. You’re a fraud.
The audience has to keep convincing themselves that it’s not you—they’re doing your job for you. You’re giving them stress!” he said.
Referencing Hollywood stars like Michael Fassbender, Joaquin Phoenix, and even 50 Cent, Femi stated that these Hollywood heavyweights underwent extreme physical transformations to play their characters perfectly on screen.
The movie star believes actors should be ready to go bald if the role demands it, and if a character you are asked to portray requires you to carry warts on your face, so be it.
He maintained that the reason some actors never feature in top projects is that producers and directors already know they will never be able to go the extra mile to bring a character to life.
“If you have to go bald, you go bald. If you have to carry warts on your face, you carry warts! Your body doesn’t belong to you—it belongs to the craft.
That’s why you’ll never see such actors in serious projects. Producers and directors know how to sift the wheat from the chaff.
Who cares about your good looks? People are paying for the characters they can relate with—not your selfies,” he added.
