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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.

― Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

Care Of Yourself

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.

― Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

What you desire, as an actor, is to have an impact. That's why you did it. You want to move people, and you want to resonate with your audience. It's always a great compliment to have people appreciate and speak of the characters. I can go anywhere in the world, to places where people don't actually speak English, and people can say, verbatim, what I said on the show as Mr. Eko, which is great. That's fun!

― Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

I'm of Nigerian descent, from the Yoruba tribe. Names are very significant in that culture. It basically states your purpose in life.

― Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

Purpose Of Life

Your Purpose In Life

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.

― Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

The only way you can influence your fate is to put your soul into your performance and hope it registers with the audience.

― Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

Personally, I love Toronto.

― Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

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.

― Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

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

Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

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.

― Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

Different Nationalities

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

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

Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

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.

― Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

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.

― Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

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.

― Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

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.

― Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

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.

― Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

Different Charac

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.

― Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

Beautiful Places

I've never been really great at trusting anybody, just because of the way I grew up.

― Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

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.

― Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

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