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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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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 seemed like a different story, with the horror elements.
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I made a concerted effort, last year and this year, to get a range of characters
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So, whatever initial trepidation or fear I may have had was alleviated by those factors.
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You want to create something fresh, original, very unique.
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Trust in your abilities and you’re the author of your own destiny.
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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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Because I play the trumpet and sing. I’d like to incorporate that into a character.
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Personally, I love Toronto.
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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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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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A lot of the moves are split legs, and twisting fast.
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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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I’m of Nigerian descent, from the Yoruba tribe.
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I was always led to believe you should take care of yourself.
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The house was run by my mother, and because there were 10 or so kids, there was no time for individual attention.
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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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I played a character on Oz and people still approach me in the streets today.
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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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It was a real character piece.
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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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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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So you really, really have to stay supple.
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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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The actual fights themselves are very demanding.
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It’s a good way of getting you into the zone for the scene.
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