April 9, 2013 
Nollywood Actor and producer Sylvester Madu spoke out against the recent developments in Nollywood.
The talented actor who also has a clothing line thinks there is need for a change in Nollywood.
Talking to Diamond Celebrities, Sylvester said “Acting should be of merit and not bought”.
He said “many people entering the industry now are not going through the right channel; the producers as well are not helping matters at all, making it difficult for directors to work with talents”.
Hear is an excerpt from his interview with Delia Innoma:
“All of you desperate girls and guys that want to be star actors and actresses by all means and paying producers or marketers to work for them instead of being paid for your talent “STOP IT! Please don’t spoil Nollywood for us.
To be a star is not by force. Remember this: Stardom cannot be bought, it can only be earned. If you buy it, it will only be star-doom for you. If you are talented be patience and work harder, one day you will be the next Genevieve or Omotala.
And you ‘producers’ taking advantage of this people its doom for you, because one day what goes up must come down. Be warned!
In our days you go for an audition and prove yourself. If you are table casted for a role it’s based on merits and records of your previous performances not because you paid someone to give you a job. Now they don’t care about good acting but what they can get, and you as a director will be forced to use an artist that is not the right cast.
Acting is a talent and should be based on merit and not bought”.
We are beginning to think that this also is one of the reasons why some Nollywood movies are underrated.
We hope this will get across.
Diamond Celebrities 
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I think you should seriously think about going back to primary school and learn English again. How can you claim to be an actor yet you are completely incomprehensible (that means I cannot understand your attempts at English). Perhaps you too are part of the problem, ignorant people without basic English forcing themselves to try and act, I am not surprised the producer tried to exploit you. However if you insist that you must act, then try Igbo language movie productions.
My brother God will bless u for this.am even tired of acting but I will not give up on it.it is a gift ad a talent as u said,but they don’t want to understand it.if I tell u what I have seen in this industry ,u will not believe me but I just careful wit them.the last that surprice me is one producer that I told about my acting,if he can help me out.he as me if my body is fine,I said yes,he said I should snap my body and send it to him to see.I as why,he said becus of a romantic role that he we give me.am still typing to send to him,telling him that I can’t do that to snap my body and send to him,he now send a lady naked body and send to me telling me she is an actress,u see,again he said I should send him credit that he is in the bush were he can not get a card.even the first they I told him about my acting,he told me the same thing to send him card that he is in the bush for getting that I am a gift,talented actress by the special grace of God I am.to many this like this.I decided to go back to my stage act,that were I started be for people start telling to move on to the industry,but people ar not helping matters thanks.
Wow why would some people ask a must ask befor helping someone well for me am muti talented am going into acting nd Mr sylvester Madu is really really helping me am also good in writing play nd music (script and a song writer) i want to be a musician but i have to grap dis real opportunity and i hope one day to hear from u nd see u cause i really need tips on how to go about as a novice dis is my number flash me nd i will call u thank u for giving out ur time in reading nd as u call or flash me to help may God grace in abundant visit u 08104678141