80 Quotes by Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

It’s a significant question: should black people only adopt black children, and white people white children?

With any character I do, I do my due diligence with research.

Grassroots projects are what keep you alive as an actor.

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.

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!

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.

When you're a large black man in Hollywood, the obvious stereotype is one of force and menace.

As an actor, you really want to resonate with your audience.

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.