You want to create something fresh, original, very unique.
ADEWALE AKINNUOYE-AGBAJEI just want to keep the diversity and the options open. In terms of what I’m looking for,
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You really have to act your pants off to stay alive.
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So you really, really have to stay supple.
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It has a very mystic energy which informs you as an actor.
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I just want to keep the diversity and the options open. In terms of what I’m looking for,
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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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You had that in the Carpenter version, and you have that in this prequel.
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The actual fights themselves are very demanding.
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Wale means to arrive home. So the crown has arrived home.
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Trust in your abilities and you’re the author of your own destiny.
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It’s paying homage, very much, to that.
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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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. You have to make sure you don’t hurt or hit someone. And hit the beats, because they have five cameras
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It’s a good way of getting you into the zone for the scene.
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The axe is fifteen pounds
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Names are very significant in that culture. It basically states your purpose in life.
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Whilst I’m still young and I still have the looks
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Akin is warrior or brave man
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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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Well, filming in Hawaii, you know, is a blessing.
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I remember in the Carpenter version, you got acquainted with the characters and really knew them..
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I played a character on Oz and people still approach me in the streets today.
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It was about survival. It was about where the next meal was coming from.
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I made a concerted effort, last year and this year, to get a range of characters
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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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Immediately, that gives you creative license to really recreate and explore and put a new stamp on the genre.
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I’d like to do a lead action role.
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