Ghanaian actress, Portia Asare has pointed out some bad habits taking root in the movie industry which she fears will hinder progress if care is not taken.
According to her, the industry is filled with envy and backbiting which she has been treated to.
She noted that some of her colleagues tried to take over her career when she took a break from acting to go to school.
“I decided to take a little break from the movie industry to go to school and a colleague actress went around telling movie producers I was no longer acting. For some time I realised no producer was calling me for movies.
“If there were roles meant for me other colleagues would go behind me to lobby and take less just to get the role,” she told Graphic Showbiz in an interview.
She explained that the industry lacks solidarity which is a hinder to growth.
“Unity is what we need to survive in this industry. We cannot even have one voice because there is no unity among us,” she said.
Her concerns about the industry, however, is for the structures to work.
“Up until now we are still struggling to get a president for the Ghana Actors Guild and it is sad for the entire movie industry. Acting has now become cheap because anyone at all can just take a camera and call himself a producer without proper training.
“These same producers gather girls, put them on camera and make them celebrities when they know nothing about acting,” she said.
On a good note, she disclosed she will soon premiere a movie she produced titled Mary Magdalene.
