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… — Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
What is a shame is that there isn't stuff that is as great as 'Oz' on a consistent level around today. — Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje Copy Share Image
To play these twisted, tormented characters is very draining. You have to sit in the pocket of that character for the duration of the… — Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje Copy Share Image
It's the ones that deal with the inner fear, the unknown realms and the mysticisms that are scary. You had that in the Carpenter… — Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje Copy Share Image
And then, with a European director and Norwegian actors speaking in Norwegian, it was going to be very interesting. So, whatever initial trepidation or… — Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje Copy Share Image
I think that what 'Oz' did is it spawned a great generation of television production. But people know its place in television and just… — Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje Copy Share Image
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… — Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje Copy Share Image
When you're a large black man in Hollywood, the obvious stereotype is one of force and menace. — Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
I've played many criminals, but I loved playing somebody on the right side of the law who had a family and who had ethics. — Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje Copy Share Image
I'm just looking to explore every medium to express my talent, but I think mostly it's going to be a focus on features. — Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje Copy Share Image
By the time I was 16, I was someone to reckon with. I was so eager to repudiate any connection with any immigrant race,… — Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje Copy Share Image
