Chiwetel Ejiofor
Chiwetel Ejiofor
Chiwetel Ejiofor, CBE, is a British actor. After enrolling at the National Youth Theatre in 1995, and gaining a scholarship to the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, at age 19 and three months into his course, Ejiofor was cast by Steven Spielberg to play a supporting part in the film Amistad as James Covey...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth10 July 1977
play guy age
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 were the most fantastic way of expressing life. I thought I'd discovered Shakespeare - 'hey, there's a new guy in town, don't know if anyone's read him.' I was just excited about the whole thing, from day one.
slavery england invention
In England, theres no acknowledgement the invention of slavery came from Britain.
people would-be world
That global poverty would end. That people would be able to eat. It's the worst shame in the world that people go hungry.
musical great-music periods
I'm constantly discovering things. Like Bobby Bland. Right now I suppose I'm into the Eighties, which turned out to be a great musical period.
challenges sophisticated feels
I feel that audiences are very sophisticated, and part of my challenge is to keep them engaged because they are so complex.
pasta sauce taste
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.
tired people long
There's always something ridiculous happening on the set, especially when people get tired because of the long days.
heart kids special
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 special place in my heart.
perfect way moments
I don't ever feel like I've had a moment where I am like, "There it is; perfect and holy in all ways."
confused believe writing
I believe people instinctively know that about writing, yet people get confused about that when it comes to acting.
thinking actors crucial
I think the crucial thing about being an actor is to be doing it.
favors greener solutions
I'm in favor of anything that promotes greener solutions.
thinking europe impact
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.
world today remember
I remember being very affected by what was going on there towards the end of Apartheid. And the subject is still very pertinent, politically, to what's happening around the world today, in terms of negotiating peace talks. I had always been interested in this period of change in South Africa, generally, for a variety of reasons.