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 think always as an actor. I go in knowing how I’m going to play it. That’s about it.
ADEWALE AKINNUOYE-AGBAJEIn terms of what I’m looking for, I’d like to do a lead action role.
ADEWALE AKINNUOYE-AGBAJEI like the fact that there was a European, first-time director. I’d known of him because I’m from Europe.
ADEWALE AKINNUOYE-AGBAJEThen you’re going to get more offers. That’s what I want to do.
ADEWALE AKINNUOYE-AGBAJEI just want to keep the diversity and the options open. In terms of what I’m looking for,
ADEWALE AKINNUOYE-AGBAJEIt’s a significant question: should black people only adopt black children, and white people white children?
ADEWALE AKINNUOYE-AGBAJEYou don’t want to drain yourself. But it pumps you up, gets you in the zone.
ADEWALE AKINNUOYE-AGBAJEYou don’t want it to be a replica or an imitation.
ADEWALE AKINNUOYE-AGBAJEWale means to arrive home. So the crown has arrived home.
ADEWALE AKINNUOYE-AGBAJEI’ve never been really great at trusting anybody, just because of the way I grew up.
ADEWALE AKINNUOYE-AGBAJE. It has to look real. That in itself becomes challenging because you have to learn it straight away.
ADEWALE AKINNUOYE-AGBAJEThe actual fights themselves are very demanding.
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.
ADEWALE AKINNUOYE-AGBAJEAs an actor, you really want to resonate with your audience.
ADEWALE AKINNUOYE-AGBAJEThose films that really speak to the primal fear that we, as human beings, have about the unknown have always intrigued me.
ADEWALE AKINNUOYE-AGBAJEI’ve played different nationalities, and everything from vulnerable to strong to crooked to demented.
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