I knew him as a commercial director and thought one of his commercials was great.
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I knew him as a commercial director and thought one of his commercials was great.
ADEWALE AKINNUOYE-AGBAJEIt was a real character piece.
ADEWALE AKINNUOYE-AGBAJENames are very significant in that culture. It basically states your purpose in life.
ADEWALE AKINNUOYE-AGBAJEI’m of Nigerian descent, from the Yoruba tribe.
ADEWALE AKINNUOYE-AGBAJEThe house was run by my mother, and because there were 10 or so kids, there was no time for individual attention.
ADEWALE AKINNUOYE-AGBAJEImmediately, that gives you creative license to really recreate and explore and put a new stamp on the genre.
ADEWALE AKINNUOYE-AGBAJEI’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.
ADEWALE AKINNUOYE-AGBAJEI think always as an actor. I go in knowing how I’m going to play it. That’s about it.
ADEWALE AKINNUOYE-AGBAJEWell, filming in Hawaii, you know, is a blessing.
ADEWALE AKINNUOYE-AGBAJEWhat I like about the Carpenter take on The Thing is the fact that it just has so much suspense.
ADEWALE AKINNUOYE-AGBAJEI just said, “This is something to get on board with.”
ADEWALE AKINNUOYE-AGBAJEIt was about survival. It was about where the next meal was coming from.
ADEWALE AKINNUOYE-AGBAJE. It has to look real. That in itself becomes challenging because you have to learn it straight away.
ADEWALE AKINNUOYE-AGBAJEIn terms of what I’m looking for, I’d like to do a lead action role.
ADEWALE AKINNUOYE-AGBAJEYou really have to act your pants off to stay alive.
ADEWALE AKINNUOYE-AGBAJEI’ve played different nationalities, and everything from vulnerable to strong to crooked to demented.
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