I think always as an actor. I go in knowing how I’m going to play it. That’s about it.
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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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 just want to keep the diversity and the options open.
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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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I remember in the Carpenter version, you got acquainted with the characters and really knew them..
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You really have to act your pants off to stay alive.
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It just increases your possibilities of work because, if people know you can do just about anything
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I want to take the helm and be a renegade cop, or something like that.
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It was a real character piece.
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Personally, I love Toronto.
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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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He’s got to have a bit of an edge, but that would be nice.
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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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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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I’ve never been really great at trusting anybody, just because of the way I grew up.
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And if it means you’re getting a certain amount of notoriety from a fight, that’s what you’ll do.
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I’m of Nigerian descent, from the Yoruba tribe.
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My father was a lorry driver, very rarely at home.
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When a child wants to be accepted, he’ll do anything.
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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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And then, with a European director and Norwegian actors speaking in Norwegian, it was going to be very interesting.
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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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Because I play the trumpet and sing. I’d like to incorporate that into a character.
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Whilst I’m still young and I still have the looks
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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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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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It’s very important to stretch, because while it’s good to look pumped
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