Catherine Kamau has responded to people who said actors and actresses who have been in the game for many years should step aside and pave way for new faces.
The popular actress said people should stop looking at acting as a part-time job, insisting that acting is a career that should be taken seriously like other professions.
“Please help me understand the chat of ‘recycling actors’. If you are a lawyer and close a case, are you meant to change careers after that?” Kamau said.
“Acting is a career. Furthermore, what are actors meant to do besides go to other productions? Genuine ask,” she added.
Veteran actor Ainea Ojiambo also come out to support Catherina Kamau’s sentiments. He noted that budding thespians are not as determined to excel like veterans.
“Then most of the so-called new-face actors don’t want to attend auditions, or if they are rejected once, they start talking of nepotism. Auditioning is the same as job applications, you keep trying. Out of 14 auditions I attended this year, I only got four jobs, but I still applied for two more,” he said.
