A lot of people have a description of yourpersonality for you, but who really is Ini Edo?
I am who I am. I amjust like the regular girl next door. The different thing about me will be myname, my character and my ways of life because I am another human being justlike everybody has their own personality. I am just an everydaygirl.
How has married life being so far?
Married life isnice and very fulfilling.
Why do you think there are several talesabout you?
I don’t really know why, but I guess it is because I amrelevant. When you are relevant people will talk about you. If they don’t findanything to say, they fabricate things and say them. The most important thing isthe fact that they don’t know anything about me.
Doesn’t it botheryou?
Of course not.
Even when there are negative storiesabout you in the press?
As long as it is not true, I am not bothered.If it is a problem, then we treat it. These days, what I have resorted to istaking up anybody that tries to defame my character without proof or with lies.I am taking anybody that does that up.
What do you see stardomas?
Stardom is you being an idol to some people. It is you being atthe height of what you do. Some people are stars because they are better actorsor actresses or even musician than others. When you succeed in what you aredoing and people look up to you I think that makes you a star in thatfield.
You have a new movie that is coming up; what is it allabout?
The movie is called Memories of My Heart. I produced it and itis totally my work. It’s a love story, a feel good movie. It is a movie youwatch and don’t want to get off your seat until it’s done. It’s a story about anup and coming actress trying to be a star who starts getting a little desperate,getting into trouble and at the end of the day has to make some funny choices.The movie has a proper beginning, a proper middle and ending. The storyencompasses almost everything. It’s going to be very entertaining and very funnyand there is a lot to learn from it.
Is it a true-life story aboutyou?
It’s not my story, but one that Emem Isong wrote. I saw thestory and loved it which made me say I want to do it. I don’t know where theygot it from but it is not my story. I am also one of the key actresses in themovie.
So, you are giving producing a big chance asideacting?
This is just an experiment. It’s my first project; if this isgood I will probably want to go into others. I have intentions of producingmovies with big budgets, movies that you can enter for festivals.
Isit not going to be a little challenging acting and producing aswell?
Acting is my first love, I can never leave it. Producing is notsomething I think I would want to do every time because it is very stressful. Itis time consuming. It’s just that I have passion for it and I hope to do once ina while. I don’t intend to shoot films every week. It would be very tiring andwill be overrated. I will do producing once in a while.
Do you haveany regret in this career?
The only regret that I have is thatsometimes because of what I do, I have become so popular. It was a little toomuch to contain and it now makes me susceptible to people now imagining thingsabout me. The bad press is my only regret but the 100% passion that I have foracting overshadows them. The passion overshadows any regret that I everhave...
How much did it cost you to shoot Memories of MyHeart?
I cannot give the figure but it is a lot compared to what weare used to. But it might not be that much if you are looking at big budgetmovies.
Do you see producing as another business or acareer?
Not really but yes, it should be quite rewarding if you knowwhat you are doing. You can look at it from the business point of view but forme producing and acting is the same field. It’s just me trying to break out fromwhat I am used to. I went into producing to improve the industry and move itaway from this stage that it has been for a long time now.
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