Cedella says no one can portray Marley
CEDELLA Marley, daughter of reggae legend Bob Marley, does not think any actor can adequately portray her father in the biopic being contemplated.
Marley made the statement in an interview with American television network BET recently.
When asked, ‘Is there anyone you could see playing your father? She responded: “No. [Laughs] I don’t want to see anybody do that. As a matter of fact, that story is still manifesting itself. His spiritual presence is so strong that sometimes when we see things happen in our lives we say, ‘That must’ve been daddy doing that’.”
None of my brothers are really good actors, except for Ky-Mani, he is a good actor. But, no…,” she delcared.
She was equally dismissive of comparisons to her iconic father.
“If you’re influenced by the man then you can’t be compared to him. It’s because of him that you are the artiste that you are. I can’t really compare anyone to dad when he has influenced their whole lifestyle so much. To know that he has been a positive inspiration to these artistes and they are following in his footsteps musically — not culturally, but musically — there’s no comparison.”
Of the documentary Marley, she explains that aspects of her contribution to the project were emotionally draining and credits director Kevin MacDonald for getting her to that level.
“I really didn’t want to go there on an emotional level. To be honest, I haven’t watched that one clip where we talk about the hospital visit. My brothers have told me ‘Don’t watch it’, so I haven’t watched it. But it’s hard to see people coming out of it and looking at you saying, “You made me cry!” That was the first time in many years I talked about that,” she said.
Marley died in 1981 of cancer.
