I think I enjoy working obviously as a lead, but also you know I feel I'm also a character actor as well, so I enjoy approaching various projects in all sort of capacities. Any film I have been able to do I feel very fortunate to have been a part of. Chiwetel Ejiofor actorapproachcapacity share on social
I can run a good few miles. I box a little. Chiwetel Ejiofor boxgoodmile Change image and share on social
I enjoy doing everything, comedy and drama. I just look for the characters really and what they offer. Chiwetel Ejiofor charactercomedydrama Change image and share on social
The idea of making a film - a film that I had certainly never seen before - about the slave experience was a huge responsibility. It's a project that requires a wider understanding of the geopolitical nature of the slave trade, of historical and modern-day racism. Chiwetel Ejiofor dayexperiencefilm share on social
There's a catharsis in cutting down trees. But there's absolutely none of that in picking cotton. It's maddening! It's fiddly, and it pricks your fingers, and it's something that's a very hard skill if you have no alacrity for it. Chiwetel Ejiofor absolutelyalacritycatharsis share on social
I look at scripts really for whether they can be moving or penetrate some kind of truth. You are constantly chasing that feeling as an actor when every part of a production comes together. Chiwetel Ejiofor actorchaseconstantly Change image and share on social
I think, as a younger actor, you are more open to the experience. And to an extent, you want to go into things blind and energised as if you were 15. Keep that terror. Chiwetel Ejiofor actorblindenergise Change image and share on social
I loved reading when I was young. I was just completely taken by stories. And I remember taking that into English literature at school and taking that into Shakespeare and finding that opened up a whole world of self-expression to me that I didn't have access to previously. Chiwetel Ejiofor accesscompletelyenglish share on social
You do as much research as you can for any project. Chiwetel Ejiofor projectresearch Change image and share on social
As a child, I was just never that interested in the lives of my favourite actors, like Cary Grant. I do wonder whether knowing too much about someone's personal life interrupts an audience's ability to suspend disbelief, to really invest in the characters. My preference would always be that people engage with the work. Chiwetel Ejiofor abilityactoraudience share on social