I'm of Nigerian descent, from the Yoruba tribe. Names are very significant in that culture. It basically states your purpose in life. — 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
