And then, with a European director and Norwegian actors speaking in Norwegian, it was going to be very interesting.
ADEWALE AKINNUOYE-AGBAJEAnd if it means you’re getting a certain amount of notoriety from a fight, that’s what you’ll do.
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That’s the really scary thing, not the slasher, macabre movies.
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I’ve played different nationalities, and everything from vulnerable to strong to crooked to demented.
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I’m of Nigerian descent, from the Yoruba tribe.
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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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It’s a good way of getting you into the zone for the scene.
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Then you’re going to get more offers. That’s what I want to do.
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I played a character on Oz and people still approach me in the streets today.
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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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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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Well, filming in Hawaii, you know, is a blessing.
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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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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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So you really, really have to stay supple.
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You had that in the Carpenter version, and you have that in this prequel.
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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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