The house was run by my mother, and because there were 10 or so kids, there was no time for individual attention.
ADEWALE AKINNUOYE-AGBAJEI remember in the Carpenter version, you got acquainted with the characters and really knew them..
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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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Personally, I love Toronto.
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You want to create something fresh, original, very unique.
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It’s the ones that deal with the inner fear, the unknown realms and the mysticisms that are scary.
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It has a very mystic energy which informs you as an actor.
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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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What I like about the Carpenter take on The Thing is the fact that it just has so much suspense.
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Each actor was serviced in the movie, and we tried to do that in this movie as well.
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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’ve never been really great at trusting anybody, just because of the way I grew up.
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Wale means to arrive home. So the crown has arrived home.
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I’ve played different nationalities, and everything from vulnerable to strong to crooked to demented.
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I knew him as a commercial director and thought one of his commercials was great.
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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 was a real character piece.
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The actual fights themselves are very demanding.
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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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Because I play the trumpet and sing. I’d like to incorporate that into a character.
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It was about survival. It was about where the next meal was coming from.
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It’s paying homage, very much, to that.
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I want to take the helm and be a renegade cop, or something like 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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So you really, really have to stay supple.
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Whilst I’m still young and I still have the looks
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I thrive on that; I rise to the occasion of the circumstances.
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It’s one of the most beautiful places on this planet.
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