Yoruba movie star, Ibrahim Chatta, has opened up on how he dropped out of school in order to pursue his passion for acting.
The 53-year-old popular actor said he quit secondary school and decided to focus on his acting career, which began in 1985.
Speaking during a recent interview with BBC Yoruba, Chatta recalled skipping classes and joining his colleagues in travel theater performances.
According to him, after going for doing that for sometime he eventually abandoned his secondary school education to pursue his dream.
Chatta, however, confessed that he continued to self-educate himself through online courses and programs, demonstrating his commitment to personal growth.
He said: “I started acting very early in my life. I knew I was going to go into acting as a kid. Acting took a lot from me. It did not allow me to go to school.
”My parents would think I was in school those days but I would have followed my colleagues for what we call travel theatre. It has now transitioned into filmmaking. That was how some of our bosses started their acting career from the stage into cinema movies.
“Although, I am doing some courses in adult education that are related to acting, I did not finish my secondary school education. The English language is like every other language. It can be taught and can be heard.
“The English language I speak is self-taught and I love reading so much. When I was little and I bought puff-puff, I used to read the paper wrap. I read about the English Language from the books.”
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