Funke Akindele

• I want to encourage you to work hard, believe in yourself and never rely on others for validation.
  • [1] Funke interview with Arise TV.
• You can’t force talent or do something simply because someone else is doing it.
  • [2] Her advice to new actors

• Now is not the time to stay silent and the youths must overcome.
  • [3] Funke Akindele's take on the End SARS protest

• We need to shoot more movies that promote and celebrate our culture. Right now, it should be all about presenting our stories to the Western world. I think Nollywood needs to shoot more indigenous, historical movies to tell our stories like ‘Sango’ and all of that. We can change the Nigerian narrative through our films. I believe Nigerian filmmakers have a lot of power in their hands to change our society and even hold our politicians accountable.
  • [4] On her Interview with PREMIUM TIMES on how Nollywood can change the Nigerian narrative

• I draw inspiration from happenings around me. I could get an idea and when I am in the bathroom taking a shower I develop it. Later on maybe during a massage, I could give the concept a deeper thought.
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• Build a proper structure for yourself and your brand. Get an office, a good website, social media presence, business name etc.

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• Everyone makes mistakes, but admit your own before you point out someone else’s.
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• Nollywood should get ready for the new faces. Working with young people has really touched my life; so, anytime I hear that they have something new to work on, I quickly jump on it and support them.
  • Funke akindele speaks on the young ones coming into Nollywood

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• I encourage young ladies out there that are in a hurry to get married, that are pressured to get married. Calm down, take your time, If you rush in, you will rush out.Also marriage is all about marrying your friend
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• It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation. Originality is key.

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• It’s not having the skill to do something. It’s about having the will, desire and commitment to be your best.

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• Funke is like a mother, she has that mother figure in her. She cares a lot about people around her.
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• Nothing good comes easy.
  • My latest movie a farewell, I’m next Lagos deputy governor – Funke Akindele, 14 December 2022, Punch Newspaper

• Working with young people has really touched my life; so, anytime I hear that they have something new to work on, I quickly jump on it and support them.
  • https://punchng.com/my-latest-movie-a-farewell-im-next-lagos-deputy-governor-funke-akindele/
• I can’t just sit down; I just pushed past all the pain, and put the emotions into the project and today we see the big thing happening and I am excited about that.
  • https://punchng.com/my-latest-movie-a-farewell-im-next-lagos-deputy-governor-funke-akindele/
• Why am I living? I have a purpose, so my head is up. Yes, I cry, yes, I break down, but after I cry, I just look in the mirror and say, ‘keep moving.
  • https://leadership.ng/being-twice-divorced-doesnt-make-me-a-failure-funke-akindele/