Chiwetel Ejiofor Quotes

I think I am looking as an actor to find ways to push myself into places I haven't been before as a human being.

I'm fascinated with acting now. In retrospect, I was only beginning to chip off the tip of the iceberg with how far I can go or what I was exploring inside of me that I hadn't touched in a while as far as emotional headspaces.

I think when you're at your best as an actor, it is cathartic.

Acting has always been a way for me to express myself, and show all my vulnerabilities and flaws through my characters.

I want to explore more sides of humanity and myself. That's what acting is about.

You know one of the things about going from modeling to acting is it's so much more fulfilling. With modeling, you get your picture taken, which is great, good for you, you know? But in acting, you're able to reach in and show a little bit more of yourself.

Acting was a way of me finding myself, which I think is the case of a lot of actors, regardless of where they come from.

Acting is what I do with who I am.

People say to me, 'Why do you do these ugly parts?' And it's because at the end of the day, I'm an actress, and I crave the dark and the light within one job.

I was very, very shy when I was little. Acting lets you access all those different parts of yourself to make the character authentic.

In acting, you get to explore such an artistic side with different characters to research and learn and explore different things inside yourself and I do that anyway, so I might as well be doing something that I already do, as in a second nature to me, on film.

Whatever it is that I feel, I express it! I am free with my joy, my laughter, my pleasure, my pain, and I am blessed in that way as an actress that I can access those feelings within myself and not be ashamed to show whatever that is that's appropriate for the character.

Acting is like free therapy! Trying to make people laugh or cry can be inspiring.

As an actor, I don't really think you find yourself. I mean, once you find yourself, I think it becomes boring and you become set in your ways. I think, as an actor I think it's not a bad thing but more of a gift. It's something you're always doing as an actor. You're adjusting constantly.

Sometimes acting is really cool because it forces you to exercise certain muscles in your personality that you wouldn't normally be called upon in life.

Acting was a godsend. I found myself because I loved acting.

Whatever character you play, it gives you the chance to expose another side of yourself that maybe you've never felt comfortable with, or never knew about.

I love acting because it's empowering. It empowers me.

People say that they like the characters that they believe that I am. But, I don't as much. I like the characters that I believe that I am not. Like my role on 'Law and Order.' That character unnerved people. And I loved every second of it. I want to continue growing as an actress. There are ways that I can reach quicker, or deeper, with acting.

One of the things I love about acting is that it reveals a certain something about yourself, but it doesn't reveal your own personal story.

There are some times when I think acting can be a noble profession. And when those rare roles come along, like 'Down to the Bone,' you have the opportunity to be of service.

I like to use all of myself, and acting wasn't doing that.

That's the joy of acting - you get to play people who are not you; you get to explore the dark, hidden sides of yourself.

Doing acting opened up other creative outlets; it made me feel freer as an artist.

When I started acting, it was really the way for me to be able to communicate.