Veteran Nollywood actor Dele Odule has revealed that there was a difficult phase in his life where he once went out of his way to find out the price of a casket because he could not see a bright future for himself.
Speaking
during a recent interview with Feelright TV, the actor recounted how
things became tough for him while he was in Abeokuta, explaining that he made
the decision in his moment of despair and was accompanied by his colleague,
Olaiya Igwe.
“I had priced
my own casket before, when everything and my life were in shambles in Abeokuta.
I didn’t get myself anymore; I didn’t believe I could break through. Olaiya
Igwe knows about it; I went there with him, and he started crying like a baby,”
he said.
Odule
explained that at the time, he felt completely stuck and discouraged,
especially seeing people he once schooled with progressing in life while he
struggled to find his footing.
He added, “I
wasn’t sick; I just believed I could no longer have breakthroughs in the
industry. I was fed up. Because all my schoolmates are doing far better than me
and my life was nothing to write home about.”
Dele Odule is
a renowned and respected figure in Yoruba Nollywood, with a career spanning
decades across stage and film productions. He has enjoyed a distinguished
career in Nigerian cinema since the late 1980s.
He has also
served as President of the Theatre Arts and Movie Practitioners Association of
Nigeria (TAMPAN).
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