The actor also said that he and his coworker Osita Iheme, Pawpaw, played a lot of stereotypical roles early in their careers, but that they were just doing their jobs.
Chinedu Ikedieze, a famous Nigerian actor who is short and also goes by the name Aki, has talked about how he is afraid of being poor.
The actor says that his biggest fear used to be being poor, but that it doesn't scare him anymore.
He said on Saturday Beats, "Of course, no one would want to risk poverty again if they had already faced it" (laughs). I work hard every day to stay away from poverty. I'm sure that poverty and I don't have anything to do with each other anymore."
The actor also said that he and his coworker Osita Iheme, Pawpaw, played a lot of stereotypical roles early in their careers, but that they were just doing their jobs.
He said, "It doesn't matter. As actors, we were just having a good time. Even though some people might say the roles were stereotypical, they should know that we were paid to play them, and we did it well.
He talked about his relationship with the late Ada Ameh, who he worked with on the popular TV show "The Johnsons." He said, "For me, 'The Johnsons' is not just a sitcom, but a way for the cast and crew to become a family. This shows how much we care about each other. Ada's case was different because, as a character, she was the mother and ran the family.
"Ada and I worked well together on and off the set. In fact, we have been friends and worked together since the time of the movie "Aki Na Ukwa." She had a lot of feelings, was happy, kind, and generous, and she hated unfairness. Everything about her is what we miss."
Ikedieze said this to people who criticize actors for showing off their money when there is so much poverty in the country: "The truth is that they (actors) make the money and know how full their pockets are. So, they get to decide how to spend it. Being kind is something that comes naturally to me. If you don't have it, you can't give it to someone else."