That’s the really scary thing, not the slasher, macabre movies.
ADEWALE AKINNUOYE-AGBAJEPersonally, I love Toronto.
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I was always led to believe you should take care of yourself.
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I just want to keep the diversity and the options open.
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The actual fights themselves are very demanding.
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Whilst I’m still young and I still have the looks
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It seemed like a different story, with the horror elements.
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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 has to look real. That in itself becomes challenging because you have to learn it straight away.
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I’ve played different nationalities, and everything from vulnerable to strong to crooked to demented.
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Then you’re going to get more offers. That’s what I want to do.
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I’m of Nigerian descent, from the Yoruba tribe.
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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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So, whatever initial trepidation or fear I may have had was alleviated by those factors.
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I just said, “This is something to get on board with.”
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When a child wants to be accepted, he’ll do anything.
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I made a concerted effort, last year and this year, to get a range of characters
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A lot of the moves are split legs, and twisting fast.
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. You have to make sure you don’t hurt or hit someone. And hit the beats, because they have five cameras
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I played a character on Oz and people still approach me in the streets today.
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What 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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Nuoye is a brave man of chieftaincy and Agbaje means wealth and prosperity.
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Well, filming in Hawaii, you know, is a blessing.
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I remember in the Carpenter version, you got acquainted with the characters and really knew them..
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I just want to keep the diversity and the options open. In terms of what I’m looking for,
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He’s got to have a bit of an edge, but that would be nice.
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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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It’s one of the most beautiful places on this planet.
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