Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje Quotes
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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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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. It's the ones that deal with the inner fear: the unknown realms and the mysticisms that are scary.
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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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The only way you can influence your fate is to put your soul into your performance and hope it registers with the audience.
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I remember when I first came to America, nobody had a clue what a black Englishman was. I was either South African or Australian to them.
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I wanted to wash off the experience of Africa but obviously I couldn't because that's who I was.
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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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I've never been really great at trusting anybody, just because of the way I grew up.
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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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As an actor, you really want to resonate with your audience.
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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 think that what 'Oz' did is it spawned a great generation of television production. But people know its place in television and just in great dramas. It's the foundation of my career. Most producers, show runners, directors, and casting directors put me in movies based on my performance in that show.
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I don't really discriminate with my art. To me, it's my art, and it's to be expressed through whichever medium is there, whether it's treading the boards in the theater, on the small-screen TV, or on the large screen. I love theater, and it's definitely something I would love to do.
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I don't really look at genre. I mean, sometimes you might be playing heavies a lot, and you're like, 'Hey, it'd be nice to do a romantic comedy.'
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David Ayer is known for being a very serious filmmaker, but he has a very great sense of humor.
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I grew up watching 'Rambo' and 'Rocky' and all of those movies, so you have a surreal moment, even as an actor, when you're in front of these guys, whether it's DeNiro or Stallone. You have a moment like, 'Geez, that's Sylvester Stallone,' and then you have to snap out of it and get back in the pocket of the character.
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Personally, I love Toronto.
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With any character I do, I do my due diligence with research.
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I'm of Nigerian descent, from the Yoruba tribe. Names are very significant in that culture. It basically states your purpose in life.
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It's wonderful to do these great blockbusters and bigger pictures, but my heart is always with true stories.
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When a child wants to be accepted, he'll do anything. 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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People haven't seen me in a comedic setting, but that's who I really am.
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By the time I was 16, I was someone to reckon with. I was so eager to repudiate any connection with any immigrant race, I would go above and beyond. I was desperate to belong to something. That was my drive as a teenager.
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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.