Justin Chadwick Quotes

I was very fortunate that a teacher saw that I read a lot and got bored very easily and had a lot of energy, so she said, ‘You’ve got to go to this youth theater.’ I joined Manchester Youth Theatre when I was really young, and I just loved putting on and being involved in plays and telling stories.

I had seen ‘Do the Right Thing’ when I was at college, and it was incredibly inspiring as a piece of cinema. Just brilliant, I thought. But saw ‘Malcolm X’ with a crowded audience. It was my first time in an American cinema, hearing an audience respond. You know, in England, everyone is so restrained.

My job is to create a film, where we are capturing truth in performances.

After college, I funded my short films with acting roles in film and TV. I learned my craft through the great opportunities British television gave me as a director.

After college I funded my short films with acting roles in film and TV. I learned my craft through the great opportunities British television gave me as a director.

Manchester Youth theater, then the National Student Theater Company, and later, my degree course, all helped form my love of telling stories and directing.

My first lead role was a stage play called A Kestrel for a Knave. I was 11.

Manchester Youth theater, then the National Student Theater Company and later my degree course all helped form my love of telling stories and directing.