There's a hardening of the culture. Reality TV has lowered the standards of entertainment. You're left wondering about the legitimacy of relationships. It's probably harder to entertain the same people with a more classic form of writing and romantic comedies are a classic genre.
The thing you can't let go of is gravity. The reality of gravity in writing. If someone says something really mean in a sitcom and the next wave isn't a reaction to the reality of that you start losing relatability. In a lot of romantic comedies they throw out the rules of life.
Well we all start thinking we're going to be Romantic rock stars but then reality hits and you realize no one reads you but other poets.
I've often dreamed about going back to Nigeria but that's a very romantic notion. It's a hideous country to go to in reality.
I don't think I'll ever escape the fact that I don't belong anywhere in particular. I've often dreamed about going back to Nigeria but that's a very romantic notion. It's a hideous country to go to in reality.
I'd like to classify my life as a romantic comedy. Unfortunately I feel it's probably more like a TV reality show.
The idea of a soulmate is beautiful and very romantic to talk about it in a movie or a song but in reality I find it scary.
People ask me all the time 'Are you fed up with reality TV?' At the end of the day it can affect my career in the sense that the more reality shows there are the less scripted dramas out there but I can't ever really knock them. I started on 'Popstars ' which was a reality talent show. I have respect for them.
I respect newspapers but the reality is that magazine 'photojournalism' is finished. They want illustrations Photoshopped pictures of movie stars.
I've learned how to look at things and not judge them but respect them and use it in a way that people understand that I respect them show them love and respect their reality.