Certainly, I look for different characters ’cause I always like to keep people guessing, and I also don’t like to get typecast.
ADEWALE AKINNUOYE-AGBAJEHe’s got to have a bit of an edge, but that would be nice.
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That’s the really scary thing, not the slasher, macabre movies.
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You really have to act your pants off to stay alive.
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Nuoye is a brave man of chieftaincy and Agbaje means wealth and prosperity.
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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 was about survival. It was about where the next meal was coming from.
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I’d like to do a lead action role.
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It’s one of the most beautiful places on this planet.
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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’ve never been really great at trusting anybody, just because of the way I grew up.
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Well, filming in Hawaii, you know, is a blessing.
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Wale means to arrive home. So the crown has arrived home.
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As an actor, you really want to resonate with your audience.
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Names are very significant in that culture. It basically states your purpose in life.
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I was always led to believe you should take care of yourself.
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In terms of what I’m looking for, I’d like to do a lead action role.
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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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I knew him as a commercial director and thought one of his commercials was great.
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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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It’s a significant question: should black people only adopt black children, and white people white children?
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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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It’s paying homage, very much, to that.
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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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When a child wants to be accepted, he’ll do anything.
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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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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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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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