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I played a character on Oz and people still approach me in the streets today.

Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

As an actor, you really want to resonate with your audience.
ADEWALE AKINNUOYE-AGBAJE

Anand Thakur
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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Anand Thakur
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 like the fact that there was a European, first-time director. I’d known of him because I’m from Europe.
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Anand Thakur
Certainly, I look for different characters ’cause I always like to keep people guessing, and I also don’t like to get typecast.
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Anand Thakur
So you really, really have to stay supple.
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Anand Thakur
You want to create something fresh, original, very unique.
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Anand Thakur
It’s a significant question: should black people only adopt black children, and white people white children?
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Anand Thakur
I played a character on Oz and people still approach me in the streets today.
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Anand Thakur
I want to take the helm and be a renegade cop, or something like that.
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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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Anand Thakur
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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Anand Thakur
I thought it was an interesting take on such a big-budget cult classic
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Anand Thakur
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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Anand Thakur
I’m of Nigerian descent, from the Yoruba tribe.
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Anand Thakur
You had that in the Carpenter version, and you have that in this prequel.
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Anand Thakur