Harry Anyanwu in a new interview with Punch, revealed why he lives like a young man even at 59.
The Nollywood actor who is known to have a healthy relationship with young entertainers as he is usually seen in the company with young musicians and actors, told Punch's correspondent that “age is just a numberâ€.
“MOST OF MY FRIENDS ARE FROM THE YOUNGER GENERATION. I WILL SOON BE 60 YEARS OLD BUT I DON’T BEHAVE LIKE A 60-YEAR-OLD-MAN; LIFE IS SIMPLE. MY CHILDREN KNOW ME VERY WELL AND THEY ARE USED TO HOW I BEHAVE,†HE SAID.
“I JOINED NOLLYWOOD AROUND 2011/2012 AND I HAVE HAD BOTH GOOD AND BAD EXPERIENCES. NOTHING HAS MADE ME DERAIL FROM BEING AN ACTOR; IT IS LIKE MY LAST RESORT AFTER ALL I HAVE BEEN THROUGH IN LIFE. I REALISED THAT I WAS PREDESTINED TO BE AN ACTOR.
“BEFORE I GOT INTO ACTING, I USED TO WORK IN A BANK. THE ONLY CONSTANT THING IN LIFE IS CHANGE, I NEVER KNEW I WAS GOING TO END UP IN THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY, IT JUST HAPPENED. MY LIFE IS MUCH BETTER NOW THAN IT WAS BEFORE I JOINED NOLLYWOOD. EVEN THOUGH I READ ACCOUNTANCY, I WASN’T SURE OF WHAT I WANTED TO DO. SO WHEN I RETURNED TO NIGERIA, I WAS HANGING OUT WITH POLITICIANS WITH THE HOPE THAT I WOULD FIND GREENER PASTURES, BUT IT NEVER HAPPENED.
“AFTER I HAD AN ACCIDENT IN 2010, I WAS IN A COMA FOR ABOUT TWO HOURS; THAT WAS WHEN I MADE THE DECISION TO JOIN NOLLYWOOD BECAUSE I WAS THINKING THAT WHAT IF I HAD LOST MY LIFE. I KNEW IT WAS TIME TO CHANGE THE GAME IN LIFE. IT IS NOT LIKE THE JOURNEY HAS BEEN SMOOTH, BUT I KEEP PUSHING,†HE SAID.
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