I went into acting because I was broke – Ayoola Ayolola

Ayoola Ayolola, the Nollywood actor and SGIT series star, recently shared the motivations behind his acting career. In a conversation with media personality Chude Jideonwo, Ayolola discussed how he evolved into the beloved actor he is today. He mentioned that despite knowing his acting talent early on, he only pursued it when faced with financial struggles and the need to sustain himself.

In his words: “I always knew I could act. I had this mentality that as a stage performer, I was acting as well. I always knew that no matter what happened before going on stage, I would go there and I would deliver. The fact that I was doing that gave me the courage to try acting. But the decision didn’t come until I was so broke and so hungry.”

Not hungry for success o, I was physically hungry for days and I couldn’t afford things,” he said. “I was borrowing from here to pay for this and borrowing from there to pay for that. It was a mess. I had my car that I had won and the leverage and whatever but liquid cash I didn’t have. I wasn’t smart enough at the time to convert the things I had at the time into sustainability financially. So I was bored, broke, and hungry,” he said.Clink here to watch video