I played a character on Oz and people still approach me in the streets today.
ADEWALE AKINNUOYE-AGBAJEIt’s a good way of getting you into the zone for the scene.
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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’s a significant question: should black people only adopt black children, and white people white children?
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I’ve played different nationalities, and everything from vulnerable to strong to crooked to demented.
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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 made a concerted effort, last year and this year, to get a range of characters
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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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Wale means to arrive home. So the crown has arrived home.
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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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You don’t want to drain yourself. But it pumps you up, gets you in the zone.
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It just increases your possibilities of work because, if people know you can do just about anything
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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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As an actor, you really want to resonate with your audience.
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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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It was a real character piece.
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Then you’re going to get more offers. That’s what I want to do.
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