I like the fact that there was a European, first-time director. I’d known of him because I’m from Europe.
ADEWALE AKINNUOYE-AGBAJEI thought it was an interesting take on such a big-budget cult classic
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I knew him as a commercial director and thought one of his commercials was great.
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just to show people the range that I have, and for them to be able to see the artistry beyond the color.
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I just want to keep the diversity and the options open.
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What I like about the Carpenter take on The Thing is the fact that it just has so much suspense.
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Akin is warrior or brave man
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The house was run by my mother, and because there were 10 or so kids, there was no time for individual attention.
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I just want to keep the diversity and the options open. In terms of what I’m looking for,
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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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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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Trust in your abilities and you’re the author of your own destiny.
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So you really, really have to stay supple.
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The actual fights themselves are very demanding.
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. It has to look real. That in itself becomes challenging because you have to learn it straight away.
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It was a real character piece.
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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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Nuoye is a brave man of chieftaincy and Agbaje means wealth and prosperity.
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That’s the really scary thing, not the slasher, macabre movies.
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I’d like to do a lead action role.
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Also, I’d like to play an athlete again, while I’m still physically fit, or a musician, like Nat King Cole
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I’ve played different nationalities, and everything from vulnerable to strong to crooked to demented.
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Wale means to arrive home. So the crown has arrived home.
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You don’t want to drain yourself. But it pumps you up, gets you in the zone.
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What is a shame is that there isn’t stuff that is as great as ‘Oz’ on a consistent level around today.
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Then you’re going to get more offers. That’s what I want to do.
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I just said, “This is something to get on board with.”
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It seemed like a different story, with the horror elements.
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