Edward Lovelace "stalked" Adam Pearson before approaching him about featuring in Zero Intention of Living Quietly.
The filmmaker has helmed the new documentary – which sees the actor, who suffers from the genetic condition neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1), mentoring teenage girl Ellie Jim as she grapples with NF1 – and revealed that he was desperate to work with Pearson after watching his performance in the 2013 film Under the Skin.