I Was Attacked With Tomatoes After Snatching My Friend Husband - actress Shan George

Actress Shan George,In a recent interview opened up about making movies and her life in general.

Read excerpts below...

On how many movies she produced?

I produced my first movie when I was at the University of
Lagos which was in 2008. It was titled All for Winnie. Till
date, I have produced 22 movies in all.

On how the scandals and controversies affect her?

As a human being, such things affect me. How we cope with
it is what makes us different. For me, I see it as the hazard of
the profession. Fortunately, my children are adults and can
decipher truth from falsehood. Truth is, when people write
false comments about you, those who are very close to you
(your family) always know the truth. They are those who
matter to me.

Once you have a clear conscience, then there is no fear.

On rumors of her third marriage?
There was no third marriage. Actually, it was a role I played
in a movie. Entitled 'Heartbreak', it was shot late last year in
Abuja. In the movie, I got married and the production pictures
circulated in the media as part of publicity stunt for the movie.
Then, some bloggers, who claim to be journalists, got hold of
it and said I got married! It was just a movie wedding not a
real one.

On if she regrets being an actress?

Yes. I do nurse regrets when people assume you are the roles
you interpret in films. It is make-believe and if you don't do it
well, no producer comes for you again. The number two
challenge of acting is the fact that people think you are what
they see in movies. If you were living in a big house or you
are a big Abuja babe and then when they see you in real life
they want to see you in that wealthy appearance and opulence
which is not in existence and then it has a psychological effect
on those acting.

There was a time I was pelted with tomatoes at Alade market
because some of those people believed I snatched my friend's
husband in a movie! That aside, some actors act as rich men/
women in films and cannot extricate themselves from such
roles in reality. They now live beyond their means and get
involved in scandals because they are so desperate to meet
with the standard. I am not a victim of that anyway.

On exposing skin for movie roles?

Yes, that was then. Now, I reject some scripts not because
they would not pay me, (in fact, they are willing to pay
double) but because of obscenity. Recently, I was invited to
shoot a film in Ghana and I rejected the script because it
exposes a lot of my body as a character in the movie. The
producer was willing to pay me in millions but I refused.