And then, with a European director and Norwegian actors speaking in Norwegian, it was going to be very interesting.
ADEWALE AKINNUOYE-AGBAJEI made a concerted effort, last year and this year, to get a range of characters
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You really have to act your pants off to stay alive.
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He’s got to have a bit of an edge, but that would be nice.
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I thought it was an interesting take on such a big-budget cult classic
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So you really, really have to stay supple.
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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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It seemed like a different story, with the horror elements.
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Akin is warrior or brave man
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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 think always as an actor. I go in knowing how I’m going to play it. That’s about it.
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I made a concerted effort, last year and this year, to get a range of characters
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Whilst I’m still young and I still have the looks
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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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You want to create something fresh, original, very unique.
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You don’t want it to be a replica or an imitation.
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I’ve played different nationalities, and everything from vulnerable to strong to crooked to demented.
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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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I’m of Nigerian descent, from the Yoruba tribe.
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Personally, I love Toronto.
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Because I play the trumpet and sing. I’d like to incorporate that into a character.
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A lot of the moves are split legs, and twisting fast.
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The axe is fifteen pounds
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My father was a lorry driver, very rarely at home.
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I’d like to do a lead action role.
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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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Immediately, that gives you creative license to really recreate and explore and put a new stamp on the genre.
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What is a shame is that there isn’t stuff that is as great as ‘Oz’ on a consistent level around today.
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