Because I play the trumpet and sing. I’d like to incorporate that into a character.
ADEWALE AKINNUOYE-AGBAJEI thrive on that; I rise to the occasion of the circumstances.
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Well, filming in Hawaii, you know, is a blessing.
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You really have to act your pants off to stay alive.
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Wale means to arrive home. So the crown has arrived home.
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I like the fact that there was a European, first-time director. I’d known of him because I’m from Europe.
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My father was a lorry driver, very rarely at home.
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Names are very significant in that culture. It basically states your purpose in life.
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So you really, really have to stay supple.
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I think always as an actor. I go in knowing how I’m going to play it. That’s about it.
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I played a character on Oz and people still approach me in the streets today.
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. You have to make sure you don’t hurt or hit someone. And hit the beats, because they have five cameras
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Whilst I’m still young and I still have the looks
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A lot of the moves are split legs, and twisting fast.
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As an actor, you really want to resonate with your audience.
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That’s the really scary thing, not the slasher, macabre movies.
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It’s paying homage, very much, to that.
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I’ve played different nationalities, and everything from vulnerable to strong to crooked to demented.
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I’m known for playing bad guys, so this was an interesting departure from what I’m known to play, which is a softer, more likable, affable character.
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I thought it was an interesting take on such a big-budget cult classic
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The only way you can influence your fate is to put your soul into your performance and hope it registers with the audience.
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I’m of Nigerian descent, from the Yoruba tribe.
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Certainly, I look for different characters ’cause I always like to keep people guessing, and I also don’t like to get typecast.
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It’s a significant question: should black people only adopt black children, and white people white children?
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I remember in the Carpenter version, you got acquainted with the characters and really knew them..
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And if it means you’re getting a certain amount of notoriety from a fight, that’s what you’ll do.
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I’ve never been really great at trusting anybody, just because of the way I grew up.
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Immediately, that gives you creative license to really recreate and explore and put a new stamp on the genre.
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