May 25, (THEWILL) – Deyemi Okanlawon has revealed how he juggles his career and marital life without one affecting the other.
He made this known in an interview with Lilian Afegbai on Tuesday. He revealed that he gives his attention to the two and doesn’t neglect one for the other.
“Talking about balancing family life and work life, I don’t believe in balancing the two. Depending on what I’m doing, I’m 100 percent present.
“If I’m on set or filming, my people know I’m 100% there and they respect that enough not to stress me out. But when I’m at home, I’m 100% at home. I enjoy and maximise my time. I give everybody what they want.
“In the industry, you have to build a structure around yourself because a lot will come to you. Sometimes when I’m filming in Lagos, they want to give me a place to stay, to their advantage so you can come on set within the shortest possible time.
“But I have a rule, as long as I’m filming in Lagos, I go home the same day.
However, he revealed that he had to stay away from home because of a movie on domestic violence he acted in.
“There was a time I went on to do a film on domestic violence. I was raised never to hit a woman but to get into that character, I had to remove that restraint that was in my head.
“I called home to tell them that I cannot come home for the next three days. I stayed three days after the film before I could go home.
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