I thrive on that; I rise to the occasion of the circumstances.
ADEWALE AKINNUOYE-AGBAJEWhat 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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It was a real character piece.
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Personally, I love Toronto.
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It’s one of the most beautiful places on this planet.
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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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I was always led to believe you should take care of yourself.
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I played a character on Oz and people still approach me in the streets today.
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I want to take the helm and be a renegade cop, or something like that.
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The axe is fifteen pounds
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Trust in your abilities and you’re the author of your own destiny.
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Because I play the trumpet and sing. I’d like to incorporate that into a character.
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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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Nuoye is a brave man of chieftaincy and Agbaje means wealth and prosperity.
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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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Whilst I’m still young and I still have the looks
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Wale means to arrive home. So the crown has arrived home.
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I just said, “This is something to get on board with.”
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You had that in the Carpenter version, and you have that in this prequel.
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A lot of the moves are split legs, and twisting fast.
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Names are very significant in that culture. It basically states your purpose in life.
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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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Immediately, that gives you creative license to really recreate and explore and put a new stamp on the genre.
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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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It was about survival. It was about where the next meal was coming from.
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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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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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