“ Nollywood Stars Becoming Business Owners Because Of Piracy” – Tayo Sobola

See excerpts from budding actress Sotayo recent
interview with The Entertainer.
Who is Sotayo?
My real name is Tayo Sobola. I’m popularly known as
Sotayo. Some people call me Bella, which comes from a
movie in which I acted were I had tribal marks.
Back to movies, what’s the next project from Sotee
entertainment?
I just finished a project, entitled Iwa Ose Meji. My fans
should keep their fingers crossed, it’s coming out soonest.
You seem to have so much love for tattoos, how many do
you have?
I have four and I’m done. I have two on my hand, one on
my leg and the other on my back.
Could you reveal the secrets that have sustained you in
the industry?
They are humility, perseverance, loyalty and of course,
faithfulness.
What is Sotee Entertainment all about?
At Sotee Entertainment we do a whole lot of things
including advertising and editing. We also do photo shoots
and very soon, I’m going to be unveiling our TV programme
dedicated to charity. We have a lot of things that we do
that people don’t even get to hear about. It’s only what
you see or hear that you know so right now, we are
actually going to be spreading our tentacles.
What inspired it?
What prompted this was the desire to define my game so
people could actually know what I do and reach me. This is
my 11th year in entertainment and I’ve been doing a whole
lot so people know me for different things and they keep
asking, what does she really do? That’s why I decided to
settle for movie making.
You said acting can’t sustain you yet you pursue it with a
passion. Why?
That’s what passion does to you. Passion is what you do
with ease not minding the benefits thereof. If you’re doing
something just for money, you can never be successful
.For crying out loud, if I’m doing this without having
passion for it I’d be wasting my time?
Are you saying acting is not lucrative?
For real it’s not and that’s because of piracy. Little wonder
Mercy Aigbe opened a boutique, Bimbo Thomas runs a
wine shop and Biodun Okeowo is doing her own stuff and
the list goes on and on.