Nollywood star Stan Nze has dismissed the idea of endangering one’s life for a movie role, calling it sheer stupidity.
The actor made this remark while discussing role interpretation in Nollywood.
In an interview with The Nation, Nze explained that it would be unwise to risk his life just to prove himself as the best actor, especially when stunt professionals are well paid to handle such roles in the industry.
He said, “Why would I risk my life jumping from a dangerous height in a movie? Jumping characters are done by stunt guys. That’s their job. They are called stunt actors who are well paid for such roles. They have the experience of how to jump and do other things.
“I’m not going to be foolish and jump a dangerous height just because I want to be the best actor in Africa, and the people go do one minute of silence and then move on, it is stupidity.
“I will only do the ones I’m meant to do, so that the stunt men can do their job too”.