conference for "Half of a Yellow Sun'' movie
premiere in Lagos, London-born Nigerian
Hollywood star, Chinwetel Ejiofor, says he is proud
to be identified as a Nigerian.
According to him,
there is a wrong impression that he claimed not to be a Nigerian and he wants to set the records
straight: "During the period of publicising "Twelve Years
a Slave", I was asked where I was originally
from. I suppose I was trying to give an honest
answer about where I was born, and so, I said
London, which is where I was born. And to me,
it was a surprising reaction that people then concluded that I didn't identify as a Nigerian. Of
course, I am Nigerian-British, but if they ask me
where I was born, I can't say Enugu, because I
wasn't born in Enugu, but, it doesn't mean that
I don't identify as Nigerian. I am proud of
being Nigerian that I am extraordinarily happy to be here to make this film. "
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