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Personally, I love Toronto.
Grassroots projects are what keep you alive as an actor.
I'm from Europe, England, and I actually lived in Italy.
As an actor, you really want to resonate with your audience.
With any character I do, I do my due diligence with research.
People haven't seen me in a comedic setting, but that's who I really am.
I've never been really great at trusting anybody, just because of the way I grew up.
I think always as an actor. I go in knowing how I'm going to play it. That's about it.
When you're a large black man in Hollywood, the obvious stereotype is one of force and menace.
David Ayer is known for being a very serious filmmaker, but he has a very great sense of humor.
I wanted to wash off the experience of Africa but obviously I couldn't because that's who I was.
What is a shame is that there isn't stuff that is as great as 'Oz' on a consistent level around today.
It's wonderful to do these great blockbusters and bigger pictures, but my heart is always with true stories.
It's a significant question: should black people only adopt black children, and white people white children?
You don't want it to be a replica or an imitation. You want to create something fresh, original, very unique.
The practice of pumping up before the scene, especially if you've got your shirt off, most actors will do that.
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.
I'm very much the type of actor that once I embody the character, I could stay in it from the beginning to the end.
You really have to act your pants off to stay alive. I thrive on that; I rise to the occasion of the circumstances.
I'm just looking to explore every medium to express my talent, but I think mostly it's going to be a focus on features.
I've played many criminals, but I loved playing somebody on the right side of the law who had a family and who had ethics.
The only way you can influence your fate is to put your soul into your performance and hope it registers with the audience.
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.
Certainly, I look for different characters 'cause I always like to keep people guessing, and I also don't like to get typecast.
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.
I'm of Nigerian descent, from the Yoruba tribe. Names are very significant in that culture. It basically states your purpose in life.
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.
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.
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.'
I'm known for playing bad guys, so this was an interesting departure from what I'm known to play, which is a softer, more likable, affable character.
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.
Multifaceted and textured characters are always more intriguing to me. You never really just want to play one note. It becomes a bit monotone and boring.
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.
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.
Wale means to arrive home. So the crown has arrived home. Akin is warrior or brave man. Nuoye is a brave man of chieftaincy and Agbaje means wealth and prosperity.
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.
As an actor, you just like to be able to play as much range. I just want to be invisible. I want to be able to be perceived as an artist as opposed to 'a black actor': that's the joy.
The actual fights themselves are very demanding. You don't want to drain yourself. But it pumps you up, gets you in the zone. It's a good way of getting you into the zone for the scene.
I've been a huge fan of Quvenzhane Wallis since 'Beasts of the Southern Wild.' To me, she's our Shirley Temple, a phenomenal talent, and I wanted to work with her as soon as I saw that movie.
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.
I think the most appealing characters for the audience are the ones that you never know whether to root for them or whether to hate them. That's what keeps people drawn to their television sets.
To play these twisted, tormented characters is very draining. You have to sit in the pocket of that character for the duration of the shoot, which is normally an average of three months, and that can be taxing!
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.
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.
There's always your initial trepidation about doing a remake, but that was alleviated by the fact that it was a prequel. Immediately, that gives you creative license to really recreate and explore and put a new stamp on the genre.
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.
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.
And then, with a European director and Norwegian actors speaking in Norwegian, it was going to be very interesting. So, whatever initial trepidation or fear I may have had was alleviated by those factors. I just said, "This is something to get on board with."
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.
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.