I was the classic middle child in some ways, the one who could have been a priest in an alternate universe.
Chiwetel EjioforThe thing about film is it is a very precise form. You know if you have it and you know if you don't have it. There's not really a middle bit where you're like, "I think we kind of have that scene."
Chiwetel EjioforSolomon Northup is one of the most remarkable people Ive ever encountered in my life; one of the most amazing stories I have ever been in any kind of contact with. To not tell that story would have been disgraceful, in my opinion.
Chiwetel EjioforId never really considered film. If Id thought about film more growing up, I probably would have changed my name. I had no concept of my name in lights.
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