Are there possibly some special qualities that film-directors look out for in actors or actresses before handing them certain delicate roles in movies?
Could the consistency or frequency at which an actor delivers a particular role be the yardstick for movie directors within a particular jurisdiction (and even beyond) to always court the services of a particular actor for a particular role?
What actually motivates actors to do whatever they do on set, and how do they even take some of the lacerating remarks that they often encounter from some members of the public?
These are, no doubt, few of the numerous questions that Spectator Agoro penned down on Wednesday, in preparation to interview actress Phil Nana Afia Ayisi, so far one of the fast-rising, yet controversial actresses in Ghana today.
Clearly, Phil has braved the roughest path to stardom, at least with the sort of roles she has played in almost all the Ghanaian movies she has featured in recent times.
Remember her in Socrate Safos controversial film, Love & Sex, when she showed almost her entire breasts to the camera. What about Hot Fork, in which she stripped and with her nudity, sparked the freshest controversy then?
Her appearance in Idikokos Office Romance was not any different, if not worse, the same as she featured in other productions like Agya Koo Gbengbentus and Rhapsody of Love. Thus, five movie features so far, five sex(or nude) showings!
Generally, delivering near-pornographic roles in movies are a phenomenon (the Ghanaian) society frown upon in no uncertain terms as incorrect, and which some movie-lovers and filmmakers have continually expressed resentments against.
Whereas some have in recent times described the mass production and craze for sex-laden, near-pornographic Ghanaian movies as uncalled for, largely considering their moral implications on especially children, others keep wondering why some film-directors and actors appear adamant to the situation.
So, therefore, why does Phil keep executing nude roles? Could she be a spoilt brat in real life, and when will she stop (if necessary) acting? Spectator Agoros James Harry Obeng caught up with the pretty actress and below is a reproduction of what ensued.
SA: You must have enjoyed your own share of insults from some movie-lovers?
Phil: Why?
SA: Cos you always go nude?
Phil: I never go nude, but only acts! Its quite interesting and somehow contradictory with the response I get from the public over the roles I play in movies.
You might be thinking that its all insults, but if I tell people you the warm reception, praises and congratulations people give me when they see me in town, you ll be amazed.
No-one has ever insulted me at my face before, but I cant really tell what they say behind my back and in their houses.
SA: Are you a sex addict?
Phil: (she laughs). No! Why do you ask me such a question?
SA: Then, why do you prefer only sex roles?
Phil: Im an actress, so I suppose I should deliver whatever role is given me with perfection.
Its indeed true if you say sex roles for now, but you cant tell the next role Ill perform in my next production. Remember that even in Rhapsody of Love, I was a secretary and did nothing with sex.
SA: Do you find those roles discomforting or weird, considering the way society thinks?
Phil: Not exactly. I actually dont mind taking off my clothes to show my body!
SA: Is that so?
Phil: Yeah, because Im a professional model to start with, and even teaches people how to model at the moment. In the world of modeling, such things are quite normal.
When we all go and watch Miss Ghana, for instance, the ladies sometimes come in their hot panties and swimming costumes, showing almost all their body. Thats it; maybe what makes the difference is the way we kiss in acting and the demeanor we sometimes post with it.
SA: Are you paid any extra amount for acting nude?
Phil: Yes, I charge before coming on set. Sometimes too, as and when it becomes necessary, we charge extra money midway. The directors dont cheat us. Even recently Idikoko surprised me by paying me extra money for my role in Office Romance.
SA: How much was that and how much do u charge for a role?
Phil: Oh, I cant tell you what I charge for a role because it varies. But concerning what Idikoko gave me, I will say it was quite good and can even buy a Tico cab with it.
SA: How does it feel to court such public attention as a talked-about actress?
Phil: Im comfortable, because if you know me personally, youll find out that Im different from what I am in movies. If Im not in the house, Ill either be on set or in class. Im quite, dont like outings and dont even go clubbing in the nights as some of my colleagues do.
Phil, who hails from Kwahu Obomeng in the Eastern Region, offered a secretarial course at the City Secondary Business College in Accra, completing in 2005. She is currently schooling at the Ghana Institute of Language (GIL) and has had acting as her childhood dream.
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