interview | shazad latif

There is a sharpness behind Shazad Latif’s eyes that demands attention and commands a presence, an intensity made for the silver screen. On the other side of the coin is an incredible kindness that can’t be overlooked. The conversation is easy. We chat about old movies, of growing up with parents who had an appreciation of films, and watching films that we shouldn’t have been watching at such a young age — shout out to ‘Casino’ and ‘Snatch’ for not being age-appropriate but giving us that appreciation all the same. A true artist, who recognizes that filmmaking and artistry is the heartbeat of any society, Latif knows that we need these stories now more than ever. Beyond entertainment, films are here to make us take pause, breathe and feel something, even if it’s for a short period of time. It’s that appreciation of the movies that spurred Latif to be an actor. Now, starring alongside Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi in Emerald Fennell’s ‘Wuthering Heights’, Latif plays the foil to Elordi’s Heathcliff, Edgar Linton — a role he hopes will propel him, he tells us. From playing a spy in ‘Spooks’ (or MI-5 in North America) to the endearing (if... Read more » The post interview | shazad latif appeared first on Schön! Magazine.