All Chiwetel Ejiofor Quotes
- I like to disappear into a role. I equate the success of it with a feeling of being chemically changed. That's the only way I… Changed
- 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 and… Accessible
- I was the classic middle child in some ways, the one who could have been a priest in an alternate universe. Alternate
- This is going to sound completely absurd, but I do sometimes feel like the enjoyment of an awards ceremony or the pride in the finished… Absurd
- 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… Actor
- 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.… Articulate
- 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… Academy
- 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… Acting
- I was already devouring literature and I was the ripe old age of 15 when I decided to be an actor. I just thought plays… Actor
- When I first had my eyebrows waxed, I was pretty disturbed. Disturbed
- I enjoy doing everything, comedy and drama. I just look for the characters really and what they offer. Character
- 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… Able
- Friends at school were always quite shocked that we holidayed in Nigeria, but it was all pretty middle-class, really. All
- I have an evolving relationship with my father, and his memory, especially the older I get. I know that some of the things that interested… Especially
- I think that all the talented filmmakers sort of share, I think, a sense of allowing magic to happen; of creating a stable and secure… Ability
- I was able to go on stage and work until it felt right or felt good. It meant that I very quickly realised that it… Able
- 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
- Since I started acting, I always or often find work takes precedence with me. And that is not necessarily a great rule for life. Acting
- 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… Actor
- 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… Address
- The Second World War simplified things like race, and people came down on very clear lines. Came
- There are many different ways the public can respond to actors - they can see you on TV and feel they know you and own… Actor
- I love the theater community and theater life, and would love to figure out the distinctive differences between Broadway and the West End. Broadway
- Sometimes television can just jump from one bit of plot to the next, and the words fill in the in-between. Bit
- Different people approach the universe in different ways, but they also approach their own expectations in different ways. Approach