Names are very significant in that culture. It basically states your purpose in life.
ADEWALE AKINNUOYE-AGBAJEI want to take the helm and be a renegade cop, or something like that.
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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 remember in the Carpenter version, you got acquainted with the characters and really knew them..
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You had that in the Carpenter version, and you have that in this prequel.
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I thrive on that; I rise to the occasion of the circumstances.
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Wale means to arrive home. So the crown has arrived home.
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That’s the really scary thing, not the slasher, macabre movies.
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Well, filming in Hawaii, you know, is a blessing.
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It seemed like a different story, with the horror elements.
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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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I’m of Nigerian descent, from the Yoruba tribe.
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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 if it means you’re getting a certain amount of notoriety from a fight, that’s what you’ll do.
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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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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 has a very mystic energy which informs you as an actor.
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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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I played a character on Oz and people still approach me in the streets today.
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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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Personally, I love Toronto.
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I want to take the helm and be a renegade cop, or something like that.
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It was about survival. It was about where the next meal was coming from.
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I’ve played different nationalities, and everything from vulnerable to strong to crooked to demented.
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Whilst I’m still young and I still have the looks
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Akin is warrior or brave man
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You want to create something fresh, original, very unique.
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