I think always as an actor. I go in knowing how I’m going to play it. That’s about it.
ADEWALE AKINNUOYE-AGBAJE. 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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I made a concerted effort, last year and this year, to get a range of characters
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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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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 just increases your possibilities of work because, if people know you can do just about anything
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. It has to look real. That in itself becomes challenging because you have to learn it straight away.
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My father was a lorry driver, very rarely at home.
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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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And if it means you’re getting a certain amount of notoriety from a fight, that’s what you’ll do.
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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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You want to create something fresh, original, very unique.
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Names are very significant in that culture. It basically states your purpose in life.
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I’m of Nigerian descent, from the Yoruba tribe.
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It’s very important to stretch, because while it’s good to look pumped
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You had that in the Carpenter version, and you have that in this prequel.
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Whilst I’m still young and I still have the looks
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