Adedimeji To Youths: Fame Is Fake, Borrowed, Values Define You

NOLLYWOOD actor, Lateef Adedimeji, has urged young creatives to prioritise craft and self-discovery over the pursuit of fame, saying fame is fake and borrowed.
Speaking at the Creative Youth Experience in Abeokuta, Ogun State, the Lisabi star told hundreds of attendees: “Fame is fake; it’s not real. It can come and go.
“A lot of people come with the mindset of fame first. You come looking for fame without the craft. When the fame comes, what will the fame meet? What becomes of you?
“You’re here now, when you go back to your house, you are going to be alone. At that time, who were you?”
During a panel discussion, tagged, ‘Framing the Future,’ the actor stressed that true reward lies in personal growth and fulfilment, not celebrity status, noting: “Fame doesn’t define you, identity does. Your values, your purpose, your inner compass.
“Those are real. Fame is borrowed; self-awareness is owned.”