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.

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

I've never been really great at trusting anybody, just because of the way I grew up.

It's a significant question: should black people only adopt black children, and white people white children?

What is a shame is that there isn't stuff that is as great as 'Oz' on a consistent level around today.

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.

Certainly, I look for different characters 'cause I always like to keep people guessing, and I also don't like to get typecast.