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As an actor, you really want to resonate with your audience. I played a character on Oz and people still approach me in the streets today.
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje
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Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje
Age: 57
Born: 1967
Born: August 22
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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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What I like about the Carpenter take on The Thing is the fact that it just has so much suspense. It seemed like a different story, with the horror elements. Those films that really speak to the primal fear that we, as human beings, have about the unknown have always intrigued me. That's the really scary thing, not the slasher, macabre movies.
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The axe is fifteen pounds. You have to make sure you don't hurt or hit someone. And hit the beats, because they have five cameras. It has to look real. That in itself becomes challenging because you have to learn it straight away.
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I just want to keep the diversity and the options open. In terms of what I'm looking for, I'd like to do a lead action role.
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I've played different nationalities, and everything from vulnerable to strong to crooked to demented. It just increases your possibilities of work because, if people know you can do just about anything, then you're going to get more offers. That's what I want to do.
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It's very important to stretch, because while it's good to look pumped, a lot of the moves are split legs, and twisting fast. So you really, really have to stay supple.
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It's the ones that deal with the inner fear, the unknown realms and the mysticisms that are scary. You had that in the Carpenter version, and you have that in this prequel. It's paying homage, very much, to that.
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My father was a lorry driver, very rarely at home. The house was run by my mother, and because there were 10 or so kids, there was no time for individual attention. It was about survival. It was about where the next meal was coming from.
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I was always led to believe you should take care of yourself, trust in your abilities and you're the author of your own destiny.
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You really have to act your pants off to stay alive. I thrive on that I rise to the occasion of the circumstances.
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje
Personally, I love Toronto.
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Also, I'd like to play an athlete again, while I'm still physically fit, or a musician, like Nat King Cole, because I play the trumpet and sing. I'd like to incorporate that into a character.
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It's a significant question: should black people only adopt black children, and white people white children?
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje
What is a shame is that there isn't stuff that is as great as 'Oz' on a consistent level around today.
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje
You don't want it to be a replica or an imitation. You want to create something fresh, original, very unique.
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje
Certainly, I look for different characters 'cause I always like to keep people guessing, and I also don't like to get typecast. I made a concerted effort, last year and this year, to get a range of characters, 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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Well, filming in Hawaii, you know, is a blessing. It's one of the most beautiful places on this planet. It has a very mystic energy which informs you as an actor.
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I just want to keep the diversity and the options open. In terms of what I'm looking for, I'd like to do a lead action role. Whilst I'm still young and I still have the looks, I want to take the helm and be a renegade cop, or something like that. He's got to have a bit of an edge, but that would be nice.
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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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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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