Someone has bitten more than he could ever imagine chewing and that someone is veteran actor Ekow Blankson. You might be adept in whichever field you are but when you don’t grant interviews that c an potentially impede others.
Ekow in an interview with SVTV Africa said the Kumawood Movie Industry deviates from filmmaking and what they do is virtually concert party.
What we don’t know is if he said this before or after he had said actors these days are a bunch of jokers. Whichever order it came— it did not sit well with our Kumawood folks and Ekow has come out to apologise.
Taking to Facebook, he wrote:
“Omg! My attention has been drawn to some displeasure from my brothers and sisters on an interview I granted one SVTV.
Foremost, let me sincerely apologize to all “KUMAWOOD” actors if I have in anyway offended them. The caption and parts of the interview quotes were taken completely out of context.
“I am not that callous to ridicule or insult my own. I am told the full interview will be out today or so. I was rather encouraging our young talents oooo.
“Yes, I made some comments leading to the case I was making in favour of our industry. I made reference to the international market and how we can get there. I even applauded concert party which is a great form of theatrical arts. I used personal experiences to encourage our guys.
“It was not meant at all to defame or insult any group at all. In fact, I respect them a lot and that was the point I was making.
“I think that most of the young ones should be encouraged to attend some acting classes to make it better. We can compete well with the kind of creativity we possess. I admire their spontaneity and extensive acts.
Please, will anyone kindly extend my sincerest apology to them? I will under no circumstance disrespect my own. It can only get better.”
