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I just want to keep the diversity and the options open. In terms of what I’m looking for, I’d like to do a lead action role.
You really have to act your pants off to stay alive. I thrive on that; I rise to the occasion of the circumstances.
Certainly, I look for different characters ’cause I always like to keep people guessing, and I also don’t like to get typecast.
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.’
I think that what ‘Oz’ did is it spawned a great generation of television production. But people know its place in television and just in great dramas. It’s the foundation of my career. Most producers, show runners, directors, and casting directors put me in movies based on my performance in that show.
The practice of pumping up before the scene, especially if you’ve got your shirt off, most actors will do that.
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.
It’s wonderful to do these great blockbusters and bigger pictures, but my heart is always with true stories.
I’m from Europe, England, and I actually lived in Italy.
I remember when I first came to America, nobody had a clue what a black Englishman was. I was either South African or Australian to them.
Well, filming in Hawaii, you know, is a blessing. It’s one of the most beautiful places on this planet. It has a very mystic energy which informs you as an actor.
I’m very much the type of actor that once I embody the character, I could stay in it from the beginning to the end.
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.
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.
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.
I’m here to play certain characters and give them a voice that they might not have had. That’s my job, and like it or not, that’s what I’m here to do.
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.
I’ve played different nationalities, and everything from vulnerable to strong to crooked to demented. It just increases your possibilities of work because, if people know you can do just about anything, then you’re going to get more offers. That’s what I want to do.
I was always led to believe you should take care of yourself, trust in your abilities and you’re the author of your own destiny.
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.
I wanted to wash off the experience of Africa but obviously I couldn’t because that’s who I was.
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.
Grassroots projects are what keep you alive as an actor.
When you’re a large black man in Hollywood, the obvious stereotype is one of force and menace.
David Ayer is known for being a very serious filmmaker, but he has a very great sense of humor.
