Dayo Okeniyi Inspirational Quotes (5)

The first audition my manger sent me on was 'The Hunger Games,' and I got the role.

I was born in Lagos, Nigeria, and I moved to Anderson, Indiana, in 2003 to go to school. I finished high school in America, then I went to college.

Denzel Washington is someone I look up to.

I was born to a Nigerian dad and a Kenyan mom, and coming to the States was really academic.

The biggest thing people tell me is that I'll be jaded real soon and that the allure of filmmaking will lose its magic. Not necessarily the fame, but that special thing you create onscreen.