Gabriel Afolayan opens up on passion, acting career

Nollywood actor and singer Gabriel Afolayan opened up on his acting career, his passion and his father’s legacy. The actor, while speaking with Channels Television, revealed that his acting career was driven by his passion and not just his father’s legacy.

He stressed that his career was not shaped by obligation by by conviction, explaining that he knew he wanted to be in the entertainment industry from a young age.

“Yes. I’ll put it that way. Because being inspired is one thing. Having your own inner core is another thing. And that, because we’re just, I think we’re just six in this business. And we have a whole bunch of other kids that are into something totally different. It could have been the same with them as well, if, truly, you know, that’s the case. I think this is just what a few of us who are into this business do. I think this is just what we also want to do. Whether our father was into it or not. Because I grew up strictly feeling that this is exactly what I wanted, even without having anything to do with or seeing my dad or seeing any other person. I think it was just inner,” he stated.

Afolayan added that his career feels more like a calling than just a job. He stressed that his background has greatly influenced his drive, noting that he loves what he does.

“It was within me. And we saw a lot of films while growing up. And there’s a way all these things get to inspire your own intuition as well. So, for me, I’ll say for a fact that it’s also what I would love to do. Trust me. If it’s in another life, we probably won’t know what to do until we are in that particular life. So this life that we are in right now, for me, I think this is more of a calling than a job,” he added.