By Christian Agadibe
Fast rising actor, Somto Eze has paid his dues in the entertainment industry. In the years of his humble beginning, he starred in several movies without being paid. Aside this, the star of ‘The Living and the Dead’ and ‘Love or Lust’ also faced challenges of getting roles despite his acting prowess.
Commenting on how competitive Nollywood is, Somto Eze said: “It is just a natural thing; getting roles at first because the industry is very big, anybody can come from anywhere and start acting. You don’t have any certification to be an actor. It is a very competitive industry. So, one of the challenges is getting jobs, getting the producers and directors to know the person. It was very challenging. I have a lot to give but I couldn’t let the world know about me. I needed producers to know that this guy has a bunch of talent. It was a challenge.”
Asked his opinion about actors who are only famous but not rich, he stated, “It never scared me because I was sure and certain that this is what I desired to do. I know that God will bless me. As a matter of fact, when I started acting, I wasn’t been paid. They were not paying me. It was as if they were doing me a favour. They would call and ask ‘Oh are you available? Come to so si place.’ They don’t want to know how you get there. You don’t even know the character you would play. At the end of the day, they will say ‘thank you… you will hear from us’. I was not getting anything and I was spending the little I had.”
On soft porn movies, the Enugu-born actor said he wouldn’t touch it with a long pole: “I wouldn’t act a porn movie, but if I have a good storyline that the character probably has to strip to pass a message across, yeah, maybe I will do it, and also if the pay is good to go.”
Will Eze encourage his woman to resort to sex toy whenever he’s not around to satisfy her sexual urge? The actor noted: “Why would my woman acquire sex toys? I am the sex toy she wants. I will give her the maximum satisfaction and she wouldn’t think of getting a sex toy. And when I’m not going to be around, I will make sure the one I give her lasts till I’m back, so she wouldn’t even consider buying a sex toy.”