But it was a long road for the British actor who was faced with everything from being little known beyond small parts in films like “The Last King of Scotland” to those connected to the film having a different vision for who should star. Yet Oyelowo never lost faith. He told CNN that he took the challenge of playing one of history’s giants very seriously.
“Doubt … never really beset me,” he said. “What did hit me were moments of feeling the weight … and the responsibility to get it right.”
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“I know I gave it everything I possibly could,” he said. “I am my own worst critic and the point beyond which I am happy to leave it alone is knowing there wasn’t one single thing I could do differently.”
