ZACK ORJI: The actor’s life

The story of Nollywood is not complete without men­tioning Zack Orji, former chairman of Actors’ Guild of Nigeria.
As a student, he was able to realise the direction the pendulum of his life would swing to and never hesitated to latch on the opportunity when it came calling.
In the early 90s when the movie industry was about to gain prominence, he put aside Estate Management degree he earned from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, and moved over to acting, becoming one of the leading actors.
He spoke to VINCENT KALU on what shaped his life as actor, the challenges and how he
surmounted them.

What led you into acting?
I believe it is an area of calling for me. It is an area where you have natural skill and I always tell people that as a child when you are growing up you have to start looking at things you are very good at because everybody is very good at certain things. Even the Bible tells you in the Romans that God has given everybody the skills to excel in certain things. So, part of my growing up was being a member of Dramatic Society both in Cameroun when I was in French school and here in Nigeria. I was also part of the Dramatic Society and we used to go from city to city doing stage plays, and also the speaker of the senior debating society in my secondary school. So,............COMPLETE THIS STORY....