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> [I would describe myself as a filmmaker, period.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chika-anadu/i-would-describe-myself-as-a-filmmaker-period/)

[Chika Anadu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chika-anadu/)

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> [Nollywood is a genre, and not the entire Nigerian film industry. However none of the 'New wave' of directors in Nigeria would know what was possible without the Nollywood model, so I'm grateful to them for showing us that our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chika-anadu/nollywood-is-a-genre-and-not-the-entire-nigerian-film-industry/)

[Chika Anadu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chika-anadu/)

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## More by Chika Anadu

> [The audience I'm targeting doesn't care about the language spoken in the films they watch. They're interested in more important things like story, performance,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chika-anadu/the-audience-i-m-targeting-doesn-t-care-about-the-language-spoken-in/)

[Chika Anadu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chika-anadu/)

> [There are a lot of filmmakers I love whose work doesn't inspire mine at all. For example: Quentin Tarantino. From his films you can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chika-anadu/there-are-a-lot-of-filmmakers-i-love-whose-work-doesn-t-inspire-mine/)

[Chika Anadu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chika-anadu/)

> [There was no way I was going back to school to study anything for another three or four years. I was done with that.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chika-anadu/there-was-no-way-i-was-going-back-to-school-to-study-anything-for/)

[Chika Anadu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chika-anadu/)

> [While I was doing the residency in Paris, I found out that I was chosen as one of the five winners of the Focus…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chika-anadu/while-i-was-doing-the-residency-in-paris-i-found-out-that-i-was/)

[Chika Anadu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chika-anadu/)

> [I would describe myself as a filmmaker, period.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chika-anadu/i-would-describe-myself-as-a-filmmaker-period/)

[Chika Anadu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chika-anadu/)

> [As a filmmaker you make your films with the audience you want to attract in mind.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chika-anadu/as-a-filmmaker-you-make-your-films-with-the-audience-you-want-to/)

[Chika Anadu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chika-anadu/)

> [I entered the film industry sprinting, but not for long.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chika-anadu/i-entered-the-film-industry-sprinting-but-not-for-long/)

[Chika Anadu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chika-anadu/)

> [While my work is usually about the Igbo woman experience, there are many aspects of my female characters that women everywhere can and do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chika-anadu/while-my-work-is-usually-about-the-igbo-woman-experience-there-are/)

[Chika Anadu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chika-anadu/)

> [Three directors whose work directly influences mine are Paul Thomas Anderson, Darren Aronofsky and Susanne Bier (her Danish films). You'll notice that they all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chika-anadu/three-directors-whose-work-directly-influences-mine-are-paul-thomas/)

[Chika Anadu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chika-anadu/)

> [I have loved filmed from when I was a child, but I never considered it as a future career.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chika-anadu/i-have-loved-filmed-from-when-i-was-a-child-but-i-never-considered-it/)

[Chika Anadu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chika-anadu/)

> [It was never a deliberate decision to make films about the 'woman experience'.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chika-anadu/it-was-never-a-deliberate-decision-to-make-films-about-the-woman/)

[Chika Anadu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chika-anadu/)

> [Nollywood is a genre, and not the entire Nigerian film industry. However none of the 'New wave' of directors in Nigeria would know what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chika-anadu/nollywood-is-a-genre-and-not-the-entire-nigerian-film-industry/)

[Chika Anadu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chika-anadu/)

> [Nollywood is a genre, and not the entire Nigerian film industry.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chika-anadu/nollywood-is-a-genre-and-not-the-entire-nigerian-film-industry-2/)

[Chika Anadu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chika-anadu/)

> [I prefer to discover new talent by holding open auditions.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chika-anadu/i-prefer-to-discover-new-talent-by-holding-open-auditions/)

[Chika Anadu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chika-anadu/)

> [I definitely don't intend to only make films about Nigerians or Africans. I want to make films about people, any people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chika-anadu/i-definitely-don-t-intend-to-only-make-films-about-nigerians-or/)

[Chika Anadu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chika-anadu/)

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