It’s paying homage, very much, to that.
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It’s paying homage, very much, to that.
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I remember in the Carpenter version, you got acquainted with the characters and really knew them..
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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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He’s got to have a bit of an edge, but that would be nice.
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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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Trust in your abilities and you’re the author of your own destiny.
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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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Immediately, that gives you creative license to really recreate and explore and put a new stamp on the genre.
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Because I play the trumpet and sing. I’d like to incorporate that into a character.
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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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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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It’s a significant question: should black people only adopt black children, and white people white children?
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It’s very important to stretch, because while it’s good to look pumped
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I knew him as a commercial director and thought one of his commercials was great.
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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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I just said, “This is something to get on board with.”
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