How I Handle Divas and Rude Celebrities - Nancy Isime Shares Wisdom

Nollywood actress Nancy Isime is currently promoting her new movie Saving Onome, and during a new interview, she opened up about how she handles divas, rude celebrities, and people that come with a lot of baggage when coming to work. Here's what she said.

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During an interview for her new movie, Nancy Isime was asked "How was it like working with this vast array of stars, and we hear that there are a number of primadonnas and people that carry a lot of baggage. I'm not wanting you to mention names, but did you get to experience that in several projects you've been involved in, and how did you handle it?" She responded:

NANCY ISIME: Oh that's a great question. I don't think I've ever had that kind of question before. First of all, I loved working with the vast array of people because I've worked with all of them before except Nasboi and Olumide but I had worked with these actors before. There was nobody who was too serious, who had ego problems, who was a narcissist. Even if they were, they didn't show it on set and we were able to shoot for two weeks and have peace. It was a lot of fun. I laughed almost every single day, and that's the best part about my job. I think creatives are just very funny people, so we get to laugh a lot.

Now, when it comes to people with a lot of ego. I don't know how to label people - actually, maybe I know how to label people [laughs] - but I feel like I just take people for who they are. As long as you're good at the craft. What we're all here for is to act.

Guess what? You're not responsible for people's behavioral patterns so you can't take that on because as a creative, that's gonna affect your job. How am I going to explain to millions of people that the reason why I didn't give my best is because one actor was giving me attitude? Just act. Take the script, and do your job. And that is one thing about Nollywood, we're very professional. We all are professionals, no matter if you're having a bad day. I've also had bad days so I don't want to be a way and say I'm the only person without ego problems. I've had bad days too.

We all are divas. Aren't you a diva? You should be. If you're good at your job, you should be. I mean you should carry yourself with so much confidence, and sometimes just being confident rubs off the other person the wrong way so that's not your problem. And that's why for me I stick to "are you doing your job?" If you're not doing your job, and you're affecting my job, that's where I have a problem. But so far, so good. Everyone's so professional in my industry and I love everyone I've worked with and I'm so blessed to be a Nollywood actor.

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