Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje Quotes About Character

Quotes about: Character

• 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.

  Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

  Character, People, Focus

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

• 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

  Kings, Athlete, Character

  "Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje Talks THE THING and BULLET TO THE HEAD". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. October 13, 2011.

• I remember in the Carpenter version, you got acquainted with the characters and really knew them. It was a real character piece. Each actor was serviced in the movie, and we tried to do that in this movie as well. I like the fact that there was a European, first-time director. I'd known of him because I'm from Europe. I knew him as a commercial director and thought one of his commercials was great. I thought it was an interesting take on such a big-budget cult classic.

  Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

  Real, Character, Europe

  Source: collider.com

• 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.

  Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

  Character, Play, Interesting

  Source: collider.com

• Certainly, I look for different characters 'cause I always like to keep people guessing, and I also don't like to get typecast. I made a concerted effort, last year and this year, to get a range of characters, just to show people the range that I have, and for them to be able to see the artistry beyond the color.

  Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

  Character, Color, Years

  Source: collider.com

• 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

  Character, People, Actors

  Source: collider.com

• 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

  Fun, Moving, Character

  Source: collider.com

• 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

  Character, People, Different

  "Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje Talks THE THING and BULLET TO THE HEAD". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. October 13, 2011.

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