{"id":922,"date":"2023-01-25T16:29:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-25T16:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghnewsbay.com\/?p=922"},"modified":"2023-01-25T16:29:00","modified_gmt":"2023-01-25T16:29:00","slug":"you-cant-survive-on-acting-in-ghana-vicky-zugah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ghnewsbay.com\/?p=922","title":{"rendered":"You can\u2019t survive on acting in Ghana&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;- Vicky Zugah"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEjIy2mkIXE2-c_3pkz2H_MNeIIzPaWNw-i1WhnJWKs7VMJvos8sZXq5xnFO5P-gKmhvQIs2b1aQbdQ9GKExiF_8KwbQNWiIsdOz9Ga1NfZeQwRrRdR8HXxdzGkw0tMoWAMuwkM9enbAVIZ2AykmM4NxGqFgct_BbgHkQbLjV2RxeUwE04WTjQaShKwq\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-original-height=\"854\" data-original-width=\"1280\" height=\"214\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEjIy2mkIXE2-c_3pkz2H_MNeIIzPaWNw-i1WhnJWKs7VMJvos8sZXq5xnFO5P-gKmhvQIs2b1aQbdQ9GKExiF_8KwbQNWiIsdOz9Ga1NfZeQwRrRdR8HXxdzGkw0tMoWAMuwkM9enbAVIZ2AykmM4NxGqFgct_BbgHkQbLjV2RxeUwE04WTjQaShKwq\" width=\"320\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Roboto, Arial, &quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 25.7143px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 3px; margin-top: 20px;\"><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">Considering the state of the Ghanaian movie industry, actress Vicky Zugah is cautioning aspiring actors not to fall for the temptation of solely depending on acting for survival.<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, &quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 24px; overflow-wrap: break-word;\">She mentioned that it was necessary to back their means of support with other jobs since the movie sector was not lucrative at the moment.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, &quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 24px; overflow-wrap: break-word;\">\u201cIf a young person approaches me to talk of their interest in acting, I will advise the person to have another means of income.<\/p>\n<p style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, &quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 24px; overflow-wrap: break-word;\">\u201cI will guide them to have another profession on the side because depending merely on movies is not advisable because it is not reliable.<\/p>\n<p style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, &quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 24px; overflow-wrap: break-word;\">\u201cThe current movie industry in Ghana is not something you can solely depend on. It could get better but for now it is better to get something on the side to keep you going,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, &quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 24px; overflow-wrap: break-word;\">Vicky has had her fair share of abusive relationships which have made her very cautious when it comes to men.<\/p>\n<p style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, &quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 24px; overflow-wrap: break-word;\">And as a result, though she is very single now, she is not in any haste to be in a relationship.<\/p>\n<p style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, &quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 24px; overflow-wrap: break-word;\">Vicky made this revelation when Graphic Showbiz reached out to her recently. \u201cI am not in a relationship, it is not in my plans for now. 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