What is a shame is that there isn’t stuff that is as great as ‘Oz’ on a consistent level around today.
ADEWALE AKINNUOYE-AGBAJEI remember in the Carpenter version, you got acquainted with the characters and really knew them..
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It was a real character piece.
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I was always led to believe you should take care of yourself.
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So, whatever initial trepidation or fear I may have had was alleviated by those factors.
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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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Each actor was serviced in the movie, and we tried to do that in this movie as well.
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I made a concerted effort, last year and this year, to get a range of characters
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I want to take the helm and be a renegade cop, or something like that.
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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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The only way I know how to deliver is to focus; some people can turn it on or off – I’d rather stay in character.
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There’s always your initial trepidation about doing a remake, but that was alleviated by the fact that it was a prequel.
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Whilst I’m still young and I still have the looks
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When a child wants to be accepted, he’ll do anything.
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I’d like to do a lead action role.
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Personally, I love Toronto.
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My father was a lorry driver, very rarely at home.
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Akin is warrior or brave man
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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’ve played different nationalities, and everything from vulnerable to strong to crooked to demented.
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It was about survival. It was about where the next meal was coming from.
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You had that in the Carpenter version, and you have that in this prequel.
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It’s a good way of getting you into the zone for the scene.
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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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Those films that really speak to the primal fear that we, as human beings, have about the unknown have always intrigued me.
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I just want to keep the diversity and the options open.
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Then you’re going to get more offers. That’s what I want to do.
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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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