The Second World War simplified things like race, and people came down on very clear lines. — Chiwetel Ejiofor Copy Share Image
There's always something ridiculous happening on the set, especially when people get tired because of the long days. — Chiwetel Ejiofor Copy Share Image
A lot of people ask me about my father's passing when I was young, which I'm never comfortable with. I invariably move… — Chiwetel Ejiofor Copy Share Image
That global poverty would end. That people would be able to eat. It's the worst shame in the world that people go… — Chiwetel Ejiofor Copy Share Image
I believe people instinctively know that about writing, yet people get confused about that when it comes to acting. — Chiwetel Ejiofor Copy Share Image
Solomon Northup is one of the most remarkable people I've ever encountered in my life; one of the most amazing stories I… — Chiwetel Ejiofor Copy Share Image
I've often had the fortune to work on projects with a small theme I find very interesting enough to pursue and to… — Chiwetel Ejiofor Copy Share Image
I am aware that I have been incredibly fortunate in my life to work with the people that I have worked with… — Chiwetel Ejiofor Copy Share Image
The truth is, it's a totalitarian dictatorship when you're making films. You are the boss. You can listen to other people, and… — Chiwetel Ejiofor Copy Share Image
As a child, I was just never that interested in the lives of my favourite actors, like Cary Grant. I do wonder… — Chiwetel Ejiofor Copy Share Image
I don't tend to offer up a critique unless I have a clearly formulated alternative, because there's nothing worse than people on… — Chiwetel Ejiofor Copy Share Image
The history of slavery and the complication of slavery is that it is an international concept. It is something that affected people… — Chiwetel Ejiofor Copy Share Image
I think a lot of acting is about the removal of self-consciousness. The actor is going to be in front of a… — Chiwetel Ejiofor Copy Share Image
If you're looking at people like Patrice Lumumba, you are looking at people who had a very definite plan, and events overran… — Chiwetel Ejiofor Copy Share Image
Different people approach the universe in different ways, but they also approach their own expectations in different ways. — Chiwetel Ejiofor Copy Share Image
Practically everybody I've ever worked with, I'd like to work with again. I had a great time with the people that I've… — Chiwetel Ejiofor Copy Share Image
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… — Chiwetel Ejiofor Copy Share Image
There are many different ways the public can respond to actors - they can see you on TV and feel they know you and… — Chiwetel Ejiofor Copy Share Image
It's a strange thing, but you get this click in your brain; the wonderful feeling that the entirety of a character is suddenly available… — Chiwetel Ejiofor Copy Share Image
We always want to live in an environment where there's no artificial block to good work. — Chiwetel Ejiofor Copy Share Image
I do like sci-fi. When I was a kid, I was always sort of locked into sci-fi stories. So, sci-fi has always had a… — Chiwetel Ejiofor Copy Share Image
Ive always liked the idea of being a father. And Ive always romanticised it, because I lost my father when I was young. In… — Chiwetel Ejiofor Copy Share Image
I've always liked the idea of being a father. And I've always romanticised it, because I lost my father when I was young. In… — Chiwetel Ejiofor Copy Share Image
My favorite thing to cook is anything that comes out okay. I'm very fond of certain pastas and sauces that I can just about… — Chiwetel Ejiofor Copy Share Image
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… — Chiwetel Ejiofor Copy Share Image
Reporters tend to launch on what seems to be the clearest, most stark aspects of someone's life in terms of an interview. — Chiwetel Ejiofor Copy Share Image
Working in this industry, I do feel that science and creativity turned out to be a very useful combination for me. — Chiwetel Ejiofor Copy Share Image
