My family are quite academic, and I was set to study economics and politics at university.
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I think when YouTube first came out, everyone was thinking people were just going to watch five-minute shows from now on and that people didn't have the patience anymore to watch longer programmes. But instead, everyone is binge watching and consuming ten-hour programmes and box sets of shows, so it is really interesting.
My full name is Olatunde Olateju Olaolorun Fagbenle. I was named after my grandfather. It's Yoruba, which is, like, southern Nigeria.
Television is obviously changing; the way we consume media is changing, so I think it's natural that we are going to try different styles.
I really want to do Broadway.
Elizabeth Moss may very well be one of the best actresses I've had the privilege of standing opposite and sharing lines with.
I've always had an explorative drive to my art, as opposed to wanting to achieve some certain goal.
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I wasn't interested in politics. My attitude about it was, I can't make a difference no matter what I do. And the truth is, I don't even care enough to try.
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A passion for politics stems usually from an insatiable need, either for power, or for friendship and adulation, or a combination of both.