So you really, really have to stay supple.
ADEWALE AKINNUOYE-AGBAJEThose 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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Names are very significant in that culture. It basically states your purpose in life.
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As an actor, you really want to resonate with your audience.
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I made a concerted effort, last year and this year, to get a range of characters
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I just want to keep the diversity and the options open.
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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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I’m of Nigerian descent, from the Yoruba tribe.
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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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I just want to keep the diversity and the options open. In terms of what I’m looking for,
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The only way I know how to deliver is to focus; some people can turn it on or off – I’d rather stay in character.
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You don’t want it to be a replica or an imitation.
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Wale means to arrive home. So the crown has arrived home.
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You really have to act your pants off to stay alive.
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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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It’s a significant question: should black people only adopt black children, and white people white children?
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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 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 was a real character piece.
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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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You don’t want to drain yourself. But it pumps you up, gets you in the zone.
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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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That’s the really scary thing, not the slasher, macabre movies.
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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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You had that in the Carpenter version, and you have that in this prequel.
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I thought it was an interesting take on such a big-budget cult classic
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When a child wants to be accepted, he’ll do anything.
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He’s got to have a bit of an edge, but that would be nice.
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