Chiwetel Ejiofor Talks ‘The Old Guard’ And How ‘Bicycle Thieves’ Inspired Him

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Chiwetel Ejiofor was inspired by the movies of his youth just like the stars of tomorrow will be inspired by the work of his generation.

Ejiofor caught up with Ian de Borja for IMDb’s “Movies That Changed My Life” podcast. The actor highlighted 1948’s “Bicycle Thieves” as one of the works that inspired him. “I suppose I watched it first when I was quite young and I maybe like on VHS maybe or something or maybe it was even playing,” he recalled. “I saw it years later on Wilshire, on Wilshire Boulevard at the Laemmle Theater.” RELATED: Charlize Theron: Filming ‘The Old Guard’ Conquered Fear Of Riding Horses “I just had the most incredible moment, two hours of watching a film that I could remember really,” he continued. “I just was completely