I did 'Kidulthood' and 'Adulthood,' and that's what people wanted and expect me to always do. They want me to do 'hood films and be the guy swinging baseball bats and saying 'Yo Blood' and beating up others in the street. Noel Clarke More Quotes by Noel Clarke More Quotes From 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 show-me guy nice I think that's important for all ages, to not be afraid of being an individual. I grew up on my own, as an only child, so early on I think I was quite capable of making decisions by myself and being an individual. Noel Clarke decision children thinking I don't think I'm egotistical, and I know what my limits are: I'm a black guy who's probably losing his hair. But I'm happy to play roles that I'm given, and I'm happy to play roles that I write. Noel Clarke hair writing thinking I don't feel that I'm a role model. I'm just me. If people want to look up to me then that's their business. I'm not perfect and I don't consider myself to be a role model. But to be honest, I'd much rather my kids look up to me than look up to some rock star who gets off jail more times than is even funny. Noel Clarke role-models kids people 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 differences careers thinking 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 cinema people thinking I don't like doing things that are too easy. Noel Clarke easy You'll never see me in any of the tabloids because I've made a conscious effort to stay out of that. I'm not interested in fame. I'm interested in hard work and letting my work speak for what I do. I've been in high-profile shows but you don't see stories on me because I don't go out and court them. Noel Clarke effort hard-work speak I think the British industry is set up to support British film, if we make films that enable them to support it. If you don't make a commercial film, distributors can't get behind it. If they don't get behind it, the film doesn't do well. Noel Clarke support film thinking People can criticise me all day long. It just washes off me. You might as well be talking to a wall. Noel Clarke wall talking long 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 important stuff thinking You have to show the negative to show the positivity that comes from it. Noel Clarke positivity negative I couldn't tell you the ratio, but probably for every job you see me do, there would be 20 rejections. Noel Clarke rejection would-be jobs Generally, an indie film in the U.K. is put together much like in the states. We got a tax credit. You sell the domestic rights, which can be quite low, but it's enough to push you over the line. And you get a tax credit on top of that, and then you cobble it together with private equity or gap financing and things like that. Noel Clarke credit rights together When I wrote 'Kidulthood,' I didn't even know there was going to be a 'Kidulthood.' I just wanted to test myself to see if I could write a script. Noel Clarke scripts tests writing 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 growing-up people thinking 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 horse events girl 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 actors men directors I'd always much rather be second choice on anything because it makes you work harder. Noel Clarke work-harder hard-work choices It always seems that the generation below you is getting worse, which is why I had the worst character in the film Adulthood that said it. I don't remember speaking to my elders like that, because you never remember... actually our generation was quite bad because everyone else always seems worse. Noel Clarke film remember character
