80 Quotes by 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.

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.

I think always as an actor. I go in knowing how I’m going to play it. That’s about it.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.