The house was run by my mother, and because there were 10 or so kids, there was no time for individual attention.
ADEWALE AKINNUOYE-AGBAJEIt’s very important to stretch, because while it’s good to look pumped
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The actual fights themselves are very demanding.
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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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You had that in the Carpenter version, and you have that in this prequel.
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I think always as an actor. I go in knowing how I’m going to play it. That’s about it.
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I’m of Nigerian descent, from the Yoruba tribe.
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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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It was about survival. It was about where the next meal was coming from.
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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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And then, with a European director and Norwegian actors speaking in Norwegian, it was going to be very interesting.
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It seemed like a different story, with the horror elements.
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Trust in your abilities and you’re the author of your own destiny.
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I thrive on that; I rise to the occasion of the circumstances.
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It’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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I’ve never been really great at trusting anybody, just because of the way I grew up.
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Names are very significant in that culture. It basically states your purpose in life.
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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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Because I play the trumpet and sing. I’d like to incorporate that into a character.
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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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I knew him as a commercial director and thought one of his commercials was great.
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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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A lot of the moves are split legs, and twisting fast.
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It’s the ones that deal with the inner fear, the unknown realms and the mysticisms that are scary.
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It was a real character piece.
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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.
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He’s got to have a bit of an edge, but that would be nice.
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