Although he'd had the chance to cut his teeth as a director on TV – helming episodes of Ackley Bridge and A Thousand Blows – taking the reigns for his own film was a radically different experience, as he explains to Radio Times in an exclusive interview.
"It was a big shock to my system, coming out of TV and having that support, to be in a position where the producers say, 'Go, make your film.' It's very intense. It's a lot more responsibility."
That success begs the question, what would Walters like to tackle next as a director?"There are some great stories," he answers. "I feel like historically there are a lot of prominent Black men – and women, but I’m saying men because I'm a man – that have done some great things that I don't think we talk about, that wasn’t taught to me in history when I was younger."
Walters adds that there's one possibility in particular he's "desperate to say" but he holds off actually naming it. "I don't want people to steal my ideas!" he laughs.
View Green Video on the source websiteWalters's directing success will no doubt be all the more sweet given he was previously advised against going down that road. Indeed, he says being told that directing might not be the best avenue for him at this particular point in his career only made him more determined to prove otherwise.
"Nothing I've gained has been easy. If someone had just said, ‘Yeah, go on,’ I might not have wanted to do it. I enjoy the fight. I enjoy the push and pull.
Animol is released in UK cinemas on Friday 30 October.
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