I’m known for playing bad guys, so this was an interesting departure from what I’m known to play, which is a softer, more likable, affable character.
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I’m known for playing bad guys, so this was an interesting departure from what I’m known to play, which is a softer, more likable, affable character.
ADEWALE AKINNUOYE-AGBAJESo you really, really have to stay supple.
ADEWALE AKINNUOYE-AGBAJEI just want to keep the diversity and the options open.
ADEWALE AKINNUOYE-AGBAJEjust to show people the range that I have, and for them to be able to see the artistry beyond the color.
ADEWALE AKINNUOYE-AGBAJEYou had that in the Carpenter version, and you have that in this prequel.
ADEWALE AKINNUOYE-AGBAJEWell, filming in Hawaii, you know, is a blessing.
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 like the fact that there was a European, first-time director. I’d known of him because I’m from Europe.
ADEWALE AKINNUOYE-AGBAJE. You have to make sure you don’t hurt or hit someone. And hit the beats, because they have five cameras
ADEWALE AKINNUOYE-AGBAJEHe’s got to have a bit of an edge, but that would be nice.
ADEWALE AKINNUOYE-AGBAJEYou don’t want to drain yourself. But it pumps you up, gets you in the zone.
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-AGBAJEThere’s always your initial trepidation about doing a remake, but that was alleviated by the fact that it was a prequel.
ADEWALE AKINNUOYE-AGBAJEI played a character on Oz and people still approach me in the streets today.
ADEWALE AKINNUOYE-AGBAJEAlso, I’d like to play an athlete again, while I’m still physically fit, or a musician, like Nat King Cole
ADEWALE AKINNUOYE-AGBAJEAkin is warrior or brave man
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