I’d like to do a lead action role.
ADEWALE AKINNUOYE-AGBAJEWhat I like about the Carpenter take on The Thing is the fact that it just has so much suspense.
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You had that in the Carpenter version, and you have that in this prequel.
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I’m of Nigerian descent, from the Yoruba tribe.
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The actual fights themselves are very demanding.
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I played a character on Oz and people still approach me in the streets today.
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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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As an actor, you really want to resonate with your audience.
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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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The axe is fifteen pounds
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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.
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You don’t want to drain yourself. But it pumps you up, gets you in the zone.
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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 you really, really have to stay supple.
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I made a concerted effort, last year and this year, to get a range of characters
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It has a very mystic energy which informs you as an actor.
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I want to take the helm and be a renegade cop, or something like that.
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