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I don't think anyone expected me to get the BAFTA. The bookies didn't have me down. It's definitely made a huge difference in my career, but I don't dwell on it.
Noel Clarke
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Noel Clarke
Age: 48
Born: 1975
Born: December 6
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I think it's important that we have a new batch of British film-makers that aren't doing the same old stuff. And that includes me.
Noel Clarke
The BFI recently did a study of the British films that have the most people of color in them in the last 10 years, and in the top 10, three of the films were my films. I've always been a glass-is-half-full person. I've always gone, If people aren't going to do it, I'm going to do it.
Noel Clarke
I just started to write because I was fed up of not seeing the stories that I wanted, so I was like “Stop moaning and write something.”
Noel Clarke
When people say to me: Oh don't worry, if one door closes another one opens... If one door closes for me, go through the window - I'm not interested in waiting around for people to give me opportunities. I try and make things happen and if I am given opportunities I take them and work harder.
Noel Clarke
As an actor, director or writer you never want to be doing one thing. To show that diversity and be able to do more than one thing, and to play different characters, is part of the job that I'm supposed to do. Hopefully, I can continue doing that.
Noel Clarke
'Pulp Fiction' blew my mind beforehand, I'd watch films and there was a beginning, middle and an end, and that's it. There is in that film, too, but it's out of sequence.
Noel Clarke
I couldn't tell you the ratio, but probably for every job you see me do, there would be 20 rejections.
Noel Clarke
I'd always much rather be second choice on anything because it makes you work harder.
Noel Clarke
I was offered and accepted a part in 'A Few Best Men,' and then the Australian actor's union argued that there were too many British actors. And the director decided to lose me.
Noel Clarke
I think now you see a lot more British films from the perspective of, I guess what would be considered new British people - people of color, Asian people. I think that's what's happening now, whereas 20 years ago it couldn't happen because it was still predominantly, British film is about middle-class white families and what they do.
Noel Clarke
When I write a project, it might be something that I want to do and then when I look at it, I'm actually like, I kind of don't want to direct it. I don't know why, I still love it enough for it to be made and to support it, but I don't want to direct it. I just give it to other directors and they do a good job!
Noel Clarke
All the young people grow up too fast and want to be able to do this, or that. When you get to the older age and you have a mortgage, bills, this and that you think: If I had done that differently when I was younger, then I wouldn't be in this situation now.
Noel Clarke
Bullying isn't about size, it's about intimidation.
Noel Clarke
I allowed the actors to have freedom and sometimes change words if they needed to or thought that another word was more current.
Noel Clarke
I think most people, no matter their status now, have big screen TVs, because they're the standard TVs now. And so why would you go to the cinema?
Noel Clarke
After Kidulthood, I was called in to a meeting and told that I didn't write women very well. I was very annoyed.
Noel Clarke
I'm a nice guy to anyone I meet, until they show me they don't deserve niceness. I'll turn very quickly. But I'm pretty pleasant overall.
Noel Clarke
I can't always be making British films. Why should we be making films about corsets and horses and girls learning to drive when Americans send over an event movie and make five or 10 million?
Noel Clarke
I don't like doing things that are too easy.
Noel Clarke
You have to show the negative to show the positivity that comes from it.
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