Country Quote by Hugo Weaving

I've often dreamed about going back to Nigeria, but that's a very romantic notion. It's a hideous country to go to in reality.

— Hugo Weaving

Nigeria is like everywhere, really: there are some beautiful places that have been invested in and others that haven’t been.

— Tinie Tempah

I didn't leave Africa, I left Nigeria, and for political reasons. But ... I've never, never left Africa, and I certainly never left what…

— Chris Abani

When you come back to a country that you've left, you're in a very peculiar situation because, in a way, you don't belong to…

— Gabriel Byrne

You know, I don't think of myself as anything like a 'global citizen' or anything of the sort. I am just a Nigerian who's…

— Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

My heart's desire is to be recognised in Nigeria.

— Nneka

I think I'm ridiculously fortunate. I consider myself a Nigerian - that's home; my sensibility is Nigerian. But I like America, and I like…

— Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

I admit that living in Nigeria sounds romantic, but Africa isn't America by a long shot. It's a different world and a different place…

— Esther Rolle

I never really thought of myself as somebody to move abroad. It just came on my path.

— Floor Jansen

I haven't been to Nigeria, but my dad and I have talked about going. I have a grandma over there who's been here.

— Jarome Iginla

Moving to the country is a very bold thing to do. You can have vague romantic notions about doing that, but in actuality, it…

— Nick Cave

When Nigeria actually gave me the call-up I thought 'oh, it's going to be a challenge, I don't go back there a lot, I…

— Alex Iwobi