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. Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje Read Quote
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. Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje Read Quote
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. Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje Read Quote
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.’ Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje Read Quote
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! Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje Read Quote
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. Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje Read Quote
The practice of pumping up before the scene, especially if you’ve got your shirt off, most actors will do that. Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje Read Quote
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. Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje Read Quote
