It was about survival. It was about where the next meal was coming from.
ADEWALE AKINNUOYE-AGBAJEIt’s the ones that deal with the inner fear, the unknown realms and the mysticisms that are scary.
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I just said, “This is something to get on board with.”
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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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What I like about the Carpenter take on The Thing is the fact that it just has so much suspense.
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Wale means to arrive home. So the crown has arrived home.
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It’s a good way of getting you into the zone for the scene.
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I played a character on Oz and people still approach me in the streets today.
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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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Because I play the trumpet and sing. I’d like to incorporate that into a character.
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You really have to act your pants off to stay alive.
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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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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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I’m of Nigerian descent, from the Yoruba tribe.
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You want to create something fresh, original, very unique.
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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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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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