It has a very mystic energy which informs you as an actor.
ADEWALE AKINNUOYE-AGBAJECertainly, 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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When a child wants to be accepted, he’ll do anything.
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It was a real character piece.
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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 remember in the Carpenter version, you got acquainted with the characters and really knew them..
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In terms of what I’m looking for, I’d like to do a lead action role.
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You want to create something fresh, original, very unique.
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And then, with a European director and Norwegian actors speaking in Norwegian, it was going to be very interesting.
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The actual fights themselves are very demanding.
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I just want to keep the diversity and the options open.
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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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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 just increases your possibilities of work because, if people know you can do just about anything
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I just said, “This is something to get on board with.”
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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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You had that in the Carpenter version, and you have that in this prequel.
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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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It was about survival. It was about where the next meal was coming from.
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Because I play the trumpet and sing. I’d like to incorporate that into a character.
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It’s the ones that deal with the inner fear, the unknown realms and the mysticisms that are scary.
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He’s got to have a bit of an edge, but that would be nice.
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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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I’ve never been really great at trusting anybody, just because of the way I grew up.
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I played a character on Oz and people still approach me in the streets today.
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It’s one of the most beautiful places on this planet.
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It seemed like a different story, with the horror elements.
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Names are very significant in that culture. It basically states your purpose in life.
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