Popular Nollywood actor, Desmond Elliot talks about his films, his lifestyle and more with PunchNG
Why did you bet on your new movie, The Place?
I was not joking when I said if fans did not enjoy my movie, I would return their money. Someone tweeted at me and said he did not like it. I said to him, ‘Okay, tell me which areas you don’t like and I will refund your money’. So I’m waiting for his reply. Instead, he retweeted what I said to him. I just feel we have got to where we should be able to say, ‘this is good, you guys can watch it’. We just thought that the movie, The Place, which is a comedy flick would lighten your mood. I decided to make a comedy flick because comedy sells if it is good. Trying to be funny is probably one of the worst things. You must differentiate between humour and comedy. It is one thing to be humourous and another thing to add a comic feel to whatever it is you are doing. These are two separate things. Comedy sells.
Sex also sells, can you do a sex movie?
I can’t do sex movie. I feel that for the kind of society we are in, understanding will be difficult. Again, because of my faith, I will have to be very careful. I can imply, but I can’t do the graphic things or either shoot them as a director; but I can imply. I can do kiss scenes or romance scenes but I probably will not do the actual thing.
How religious are you?
I’m just someone who believes so much in God, I believe in Jesus so much. If you want to call it born again, call it. Everyone is born again. I’m just one who believes strongly in the Christian faith.
Is there a clear cut difference between Desmond on set and Desmond the family man?
I should think so. As a family man, I play the role of the daddy, husband, man who has to take responsibility. On set, it is work, like you are going to the office. You have staff, people who take orders from you and those you take orders from. It is distinctively different.
Culled from PUNCHNG
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