Top 25 Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje Quotes (2024 Update)

Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje Quote: “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.”

1. “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.”

— Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje Quote: “I’m of Nigerian descent, from the Yoruba tribe. Names are very significant in that culture. It basically states your purpose in life.”

2. “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

Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje Quote: “Personally, I love Toronto.”

3. “Personally, I love Toronto.”

— Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje Quote: “It’s very important to stretch, because while it’s good to look pumped, a lot of the moves are split legs, and twisting fast. So you really, really have to stay supple.”

4. “It’s very important to stretch, because while it’s good to look pumped, a lot of the moves are split legs, and twisting fast. So you really, really have to stay supple.”

— Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje Quote: “You don’t want it to be a replica or an imitation. You want to create something fresh, original, very unique.”

5. “You don’t want it to be a replica or an imitation. You want to create something fresh, original, very unique.”

— Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje Quote: “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 the next meal was coming from.”

6. “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 the next meal was coming from.”

— Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje Quote: “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.”

7. “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

Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje Quote: “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.”

8. “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

Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje Quote: “I think always as an actor. I go in knowing how I’m going to play it. That’s about it.”

9. “I think always as an actor. I go in knowing how I’m going to play it. That’s about it.”

— Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje Quote: “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.”

10. “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

Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje Quote: “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.”

11. “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.”

— Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje Quote: “The only way you can influence your fate is to put your soul into your performance and hope it registers with the audience.”

12. “The only way you can influence your fate is to put your soul into your performance and hope it registers with the audience.”

— Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje Quote: “And then, with a European director and Norwegian actors speaking in Norwegian, it was going to be very interesting. So, whatever initial trepidation or fear I may have had was alleviated by those factors. I just said, “This is something to get on board with.””

13. “And then, with a European director and Norwegian actors speaking in Norwegian, it was going to be very interesting. So, whatever initial trepidation or fear I may have had was alleviated by those factors. I just said, “This is something to get on board with.””

— Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje Quote: “You really have to act your pants off to stay alive. I thrive on that; I rise to the occasion of the circumstances.”

14. “You really have to act your pants off to stay alive. I thrive on that; I rise to the occasion of the circumstances.”

— Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje Quote: “I’ve never been really great at trusting anybody, just because of the way I grew up.”

15. “I’ve never been really great at trusting anybody, just because of the way I grew up.”

— Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje Quote: “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.”

16. “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

Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje Quote: “There’s always your initial trepidation about doing a remake, but that was alleviated by the fact that it was a prequel. Immediately, that gives you creative license to really recreate and explore and put a new stamp on the genre.”

17. “There’s always your initial trepidation about doing a remake, but that was alleviated by the fact that it was a prequel. Immediately, that gives you creative license to really recreate and explore and put a new stamp on the genre.”

— Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje Quote: “When a child wants to be accepted, he’ll do anything. And if it means you’re getting a certain amount of notoriety from a fight, that’s what you’ll do.”

18. “When a child wants to be accepted, he’ll do anything. And if it means you’re getting a certain amount of notoriety from a fight, that’s what you’ll do.”

— Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje Quote: “What is a shame is that there isn’t stuff that is as great as ‘Oz’ on a consistent level around today.”

19. “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

Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje Quote: “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 version, and you have that in this prequel. It’s paying homage, very much, to that.”

20. “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 version, and you have that in this prequel. It’s paying homage, very much, to that.”

— Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje Quote: “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.”

21. “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.”

— Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje Quote: “Certainly, I look for different characters ’cause I always like to keep people guessing, and I also don’t like to get typecast.”

22. “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

Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje Quote: “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.”

23. “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

Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje Quote: “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.”

24. “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.”

— Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje Quote: “The axe is fifteen pounds. You have to make sure you don’t hurt or hit someone. And hit the beats, because they have five cameras. It has to look real. That in itself becomes challenging because you have to learn it straight away.”

25. “The axe is fifteen pounds. You have to make sure you don’t hurt or hit someone. And hit the beats, because they have five cameras. It has to look real. That in itself becomes challenging because you have to learn it straight away.”

— Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje Quote: “The actual fights themselves are very demanding. You don’t want to drain yourself. But it pumps you up, gets you in the zone. It’s a good way of getting you into the zone for the scene.”

26. “The actual fights themselves are very demanding. You don’t want to drain yourself. But it pumps you up, gets you in the zone. It’s a good way of getting you into the zone for the scene.”

— Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje Quote: “It’s a significant question: should black people only adopt black children, and white people white children?”

27. “It’s a significant question: should black people only adopt black children, and white people white children?”

— Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

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