I have Never Regretted Being an Actor – Fred Amugi Reveals

Veteran Ghanaian actor Fred Nii Amugi has said that he has never regretted being an actor because it brings him so much joy to brighten the lives of others.

“I have never regretted being an actor and I will not regret because it gives me pleasure to freshen up people,” Amugi told Tommy Annan Forson on Asaase Radio.

“When people thank me for entertaining them, I feel like raising my hooves,” the 73-year-old actor said, adding that it has not been easy having to memories a full script to play roles.

Preparing for roles

Amugi advised actors to do more research, especially when they play professional roles to be on top of their game.

“I always research on the character that I play. You need to put certain experiences together and be innovative and come out with something creative to impress the director. I do a lot of research when I’m playing a professional role,” he said..

“Personally, when I play the role of a medical doctor, I speak to my doctor friends and ask them certain things doctors say and don’t say and under what circumstances they say certain things including norms and etiquettes of the profession and certain words we are not supposed to use on patients,” Amugi said.

He urged performers to undertake study on every job they are given because it makes them better actors, adding that they should never be pleased with their previous production.

“I want to encourage actors to do research on every role given, it makes you a better actor and never be satisfied with your last production. When you are rehearsing a role and you don’t see the character you are playing, it means you are not doing your job well, such analysis helps you to break a leg,” Amugi said.

Fred Amugi, the veteran actor, has advised his colleagues to do more research, especially when they play professional roles to be on top of their game.