“It’s a significant question: should black people only adopt black children, and white people white children?”

I just want to keep the diversity and the options open. In terms of what I’m looking for,

Whilst I’m still young and I still have the looks

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.

The axe is fifteen pounds

What is a shame is that there isn’t stuff that is as great as ‘Oz’ on a consistent level around today.

As an actor, you really want to resonate with your audience.

I think always as an actor. I go in knowing how I’m going to play it. That’s about it.

I was always led to believe you should take care of yourself.

I’ve played different nationalities, and everything from vulnerable to strong to crooked to demented.

I made a concerted effort, last year and this year, to get a range of characters

When a child wants to be accepted, he’ll do anything.

I’m of Nigerian descent, from the Yoruba tribe.

The house was run by my mother, and because there were 10 or so kids, there was no time for individual attention.

I remember in the Carpenter version, you got acquainted with the characters and really knew them..

You had that in the Carpenter version, and you have that in this prequel.

There’s always your initial trepidation about doing a remake, but that was alleviated by the fact that it was a prequel.

Love is the only thing that can break us down as much as it can lift us up.

Poverty is a thorough instructress in all the arts.

Dreams grow holy put in action.

You look up to your parents and you want them to accept you,

Perhaps there is in that fact a parable for national statesmen, whose political horizons are all too often limited by national horizons.

Such evil deeds could religion prompt.

Animal abusers are not the only culprits – the consumers are the biggest abusers!

Water is best, but gold shines like fire blazing in the night, supreme of lordly wealth.