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Working in this industry, I do feel that science and creativity turned out to be a very useful combination for me.
Chiwetel Ejiofor
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Chiwetel Ejiofor
Age: 50
Born: 1974
Born: July 10
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Chiwetel Umeadi Ejiofor
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I fell in love with film. I didn't start out to be a film actor. I wanted to be a theater actor.
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I like to disappear into a role. I equate the success of it with a feeling of being chemically changed.
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I would love to be a fly on the wall watching other directors and actors to see what their process is like.
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That global poverty would end. That people would be able to eat. It's the worst shame in the world that people go hungry.
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I am aware that I have been incredibly fortunate in my life to work with the people that I have worked with and pursue the projects that I have been able to do. There are so many films that I have done that I really, as a film person, as a film fan, that I like. And that is a nice place to think of a career in.
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Reporters tend to launch on what seems to be the clearest, most stark aspects of someone's life in terms of an interview.
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I don't ever feel like I've had a moment where I am like, There it is perfect and holy in all ways.
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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 cook from scratch. So those are what I like to cook, as well as roasted potatoes and chicken. Anything that tastes alright.
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I enjoy doing everything, comedy and drama. I just look for the characters really and what they offer.
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I've always enjoyed doing a huge variety of roles, which I think helps, instead of settling for the things I might be most comfortable with.
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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.
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I have always been very fortunate in my working life in terms of the, I say that like I've not been fortunate at all in my private life.
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I think Africa will have a crisper impact on Europe, as it has traditionally, and then that will filter into the American cultural psyche, in the way that India has.
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Ive always liked the idea of being a father. And Ive always romanticised it, because I lost my father when I was young. In a way, all of the complications that come with my career are about that.
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I'm in favor of anything that promotes greener solutions.
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Certainly what constitutes a stage actor, what constitutes a film actor, I don't even know what that is. And both things are very accurate, in a sense. In terms of people's needs to concentrate on race, I wonder if it's completely necessary, but it's not something that is so dynamically relevant to me that I feel it should be one thing or another.
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Ive just tried to keep my eyes open, tried to read everything you can, and tried to see whether I see myself within it. If I do, then I can get excited about it.
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I'm constantly looking to see whether I look the same as I did earlier, whether I've put on or lost any weight.
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I was always lucky that I've always had a gig, I'm fortunate in that way.
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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.
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