David Mamet was great to work with. He was everything that I thought he would be as a director. He's incredibly articulate, an easy collaborator. Extraordinarily knowledgeable about film and writing. Chiwetel Ejiofor articulatecollaboratordavid Change image and share on social
It's hard to maintain a life when you do a play. You feel you have to pretend to go through a normal day, knowing that in the evening you'll be doing this. Chiwetel Ejiofor dayevenfeel Change image and share on social
I had done a couple of auditions for 'Amistad' and didn't feel it was going to go any further - and then the call came about heading to Los Angeles to work with Steven Spielberg. It was surreal: exciting, challenging, overwhelming. Chiwetel Ejiofor amistadangelesaudition share on social
Depending on what your interest in theater is, I always recommend working on plays. It's a great way to be introduced to the field, and also a great way to be seen by agents and representation. I'm also a great advocate for studying acting at a drama school or a college. Chiwetel Ejiofor actadvocateagent 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
Sometimes television can just jump from one bit of plot to the next, and the words fill in the in-between. Chiwetel Ejiofor bitefilljump 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
I was the classic middle child in some ways, the one who could have been a priest in an alternate universe. Chiwetel Ejiofor alternatechildclassic Change image and share on social
I wanted to be an actor ever since I got on stage for the first time, aged 13. Before that, I thought I might follow in the medical footsteps of my parents: my father was a doctor, my mother a pharmacist. Chiwetel Ejiofor actoragedoctor share on social
As an actor, you express certain things because they need to be expressed, and then you don't really feel a need to do it again. I want to feel something else, you know? Chiwetel Ejiofor actorexpressfeel Change image and share on social
