I was always led to believe you should take care of yourself.
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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It’s one of the most beautiful places on this planet.
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I’ve played different nationalities, and everything from vulnerable to strong to crooked to demented.
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I’d like to do a lead action role.
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A lot of the moves are split legs, and twisting fast.
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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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As an actor, you really want to resonate with your audience.
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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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Nuoye is a brave man of chieftaincy and Agbaje means wealth and prosperity.
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I thought it was an interesting take on such a big-budget cult classic
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There’s always your initial trepidation about doing a remake, but that was alleviated by the fact that it was a prequel.
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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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It’s a good way of getting you into the zone for the scene.
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Wale means to arrive home. So the crown has arrived home.
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It’s paying homage, very much, to that.
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Because I play the trumpet and sing. I’d like to incorporate that into a character.
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The axe is fifteen pounds
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I remember in the Carpenter version, you got acquainted with the characters and really knew them..
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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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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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Immediately, that gives you creative license to really recreate and explore and put a new stamp on the genre.
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I’m of Nigerian descent, from the Yoruba tribe.
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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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. 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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It’s a significant question: should black people only adopt black children, and white people white children?
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