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22 quotes by Noel Clarke

Noel Anthony Clarke (born 6 December 1975) is an English actor, screenwriter and director from London. He is known for playing Wyman Norris in Auf Wiedersehen, Pet and Mickey Smith in Doctor Who. Clarke appeared in and wrote the screenplay for Kidulthood and wrote, directed and starred in the sequel, Adulthood, which gained £1,209,319 from the opening weekend of its release. Clarke studied Media at the University of North London before going on...
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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... →

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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... →

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I did 'Kidulthood' and 'Adulthood,' and that's what people wanted and expect me to always do. They want me to do 'hood films... →

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I couldn't tell you the ratio, but probably for every job you see me do, there would be 20 rejections.

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I just started to write because I was fed up of not seeing the stories that I wanted, so I was like 'Stop moaning and write something.'

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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... →

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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.

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People can criticise me all day long. It just washes off me. You might as well be talking to a wall.

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I can't always be making 'British films.' Why should we be making films about corsets and horses and girls learning to drive when... →

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After 'Kidulthood,' I was called in to a meeting and told that I didn't write women very well. I was very annoyed.

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I don't like doing things that are too easy.

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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?

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I wouldn't say that I'm a jack-of-all-trades, master of none, but I wouldn't say that I'm brilliant at any.

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