I can watch a film, even a film that I've been in, and think, 'I'm not sure, 100 percent, what I think about it.' I'm not sure what I think about what I've done in it. Chiwetel Ejiofor filmhavepercent 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
It's hard to tell the story if you're not involved yourself, emotionally. Chiwetel Ejiofor emotionallyhardinvolve Change image and share on social
We take it for granted sometimes that certain parts of our history are told, and we take it for granted that we know all that stuff, and we move forward along on that basis, but there are also massive gaps, and we have to try to address them. Chiwetel Ejiofor addressbasisforward share on social
I've always been a believer in research. It's great to have an instinctual human reaction to a character, too, of course, but it has to be countered with knowledge and understanding. Chiwetel Ejiofor believercharactercounter Change image and share on social
I became an actor by doing school plays and youth theaters, and then National Youth Theatre of Great Britain. And then I did study at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts. For me that was a good way to enter the field, to work in the theater. Chiwetel Ejiofor academyactorart share on social
I don't tend to offer up a critique unless I have a clearly formulated alternative, because there's nothing worse than people on a set or any kind of artistic life who critique something but who don't have anything to offer. Chiwetel Ejiofor alternativeartisticbadly share on social
Dividing everybody into genders and sexuality and races and religions, and I think it's important to have films out there, to have discussions out there which really try to get to grips with where that kind of thing can lead. Chiwetel Ejiofor discussiondividefilm share on social
Normally, if you're lucky, the idea of a film you have in your head is more or less what you get back when you see it after the editing and the whole post-production process. Chiwetel Ejiofor backeditfilm Change image and share on social
I'd never really considered film. If I'd thought about film more growing up, I probably would have changed my name. I had no concept of my name in lights. Chiwetel Ejiofor changeconceptconsider Change image and share on social
