Never Give Yourself Permission To Quit On Your Dreams – Adesua Etomi

Nollywood actress, Adesua Etomi-Wellington has come out to share uplifting words of encouragement with her followers.

She recently had her say via her social media page, and fans have been reacting.

According to her, she can only urge her followers to remain resilient and committed to their dreams while refusing to give themselves permission to quit.

Adesua added that Nigerians should surround themselves with people who will threaten to slap them if they dare give up in life.

Her words, “If you have something you really want to do: A dream, a business idea, something that’s clearly important to you… If you’re going through an interesting phase.

I hope the people you speak to tell you that they’ll slap you if you dare give up. I hope they don’t give you permission to quit. I hope they ignite a fire in your heart and tell you to GET UP AND GET GOING.”

WOW.

Nollywood is a sobriquet that originally referred to the Nigerian film industry. The origin of the term dates back to the early 2000s, traced to an article in The New York Times. Due to the history of evolving meanings and contexts, there is no clear or agreed-upon definition for the term, which has made it a subject to several controversies.

The origin of the term “Nollywood” remains unclear; Jonathan Haynes traced the earliest usage of the word to a 2002 article by Matt Steinglass in the New York Times, where it was used to describe Nigerian cinema.

Charles Igwe noted that Norimitsu Onishi also used the name in a September 2002 article he wrote for the New York Times. The term continues to be used in the media to refer to the Nigerian film industry, with its definition later assumed to be a portmanteau of the words “Nigeria” and “Hollywood”, the American major film hub.

Film-making in Nigeria is divided largely along regional, and marginally ethnic and religious lines. Thus, there are distinct film industries – each seeking to portray the concern of the particular section and ethnicity it represents. However, there is the English-language film industry which is a melting pot for filmmaking and filmmakers from most of the regional industries.