Working at BBC, at the head of one of the top dramas, is a tradition for great actors. — Idris Elba Copy Share Image
I'm not a popular actor. I don't necessarily want to be famous. I want to be known for great work. I want… — Idris Elba Copy Share Image
You know, film is the ultimate goal in an actor's career. I mean, I still love TV. I have my feet firmly… — Idris Elba Copy Share Image
White actors still get way more money in Hollywood. It's been that way for a very long time. I hope it'll change,… — Idris Elba Copy Share Image
Actors tend to not know how their performances are going to actually be used. Even though the script says one thing, in… — Idris Elba Copy Share Image
Are there differences between black actors' opportunities and white actors' opportunities? Yes, there are. It's been said. — Idris Elba Copy Share Image
Yeah, I know, any time you hear an actor say, 'I do music', you cringe. But I want to be gradual with… — Idris Elba Copy Share Image
I was on a well-beaten path of actors - what we all call 'the Law and Order route'. I spent two years… — Idris Elba Copy Share Image
As much as it's nice to step into that massive world of Hollywood and be a big, famous actor, I prefer the… — Idris Elba Copy Share Image
I think there's a tendency for actors like myself, and I don't mean to generalize myself, but I've played 'men's men,' if… — Idris Elba Copy Share Image
I come from an era, in my world, where you just had to define yourself as who you are and what you… — Idris Elba Copy Share Image
I find that a lot of actors who are good and open to challenges have lived a full life. When you walk… — Idris Elba Copy Share Image
Even when I went to America I didn't work for four years. It wasn't like I came to New York and it… — Idris Elba Copy Share Image
Im so bored of answering that. Are there differences between black actors opportunities and white actors opportunities? Yes, there are. Its been… — Idris Elba Copy Share Image
I'd rather a young black actor read about success as opposed to how tough it was. I get these roles because I… — Idris Elba Copy Share Image
Being able to work with Ridley Scott on this film is like being able to play on the Olympic team for actors. — Idris Elba Copy Share Image
Apparently, Daniel Craig said I'd be a great Bond. Daniel, why did you say that? Dropped me right in it! What an honor it… — Idris Elba Copy Share
It's weird because my parents don't really understand my business. I get fan mail all day long, but if a piece happens to get… — Idris Elba Copy Share
As an actor, you're trained to do the right thing, be politically correct, say your lines, say the right thing about the people you're… — Idris Elba Copy Share
There's the argument that you can relate to someone who's completely unrelatable. In the way that a director shows you his imagination on a… — Idris Elba Copy Share
I just played indoor football for the first time since tearing my Achilles playing the same game...I'm HEELED!!! Get it!!??. — Idris Elba Copy Share
I was really ambitious, so I was innovative. I was one of the first DJs to do live calls, 'cause I found this phone… — Idris Elba Copy Share
If I was gonna go to jail, I don't want to go to jail for stealing a bottle of water. I'll steal that $20… — Idris Elba Copy Share
I'm rebelling against being handed a career, like, 'You're the next this; you're the next that.' I'm not the next anything, I'm the first… — Idris Elba Copy Share
The people that matter to me don't mind who I am and the people that mind, don't matter. — Idris Elba Copy Share
As much as it's nice to step into that massive world of Hollywood and be a big, famous actor, I prefer the career of… — Idris Elba Copy Share
I've always had ambition, and the acting was successful and put my name on the map, but it was never the plan to stop… — Idris Elba Copy Share
I have one of these bodies. When I was younger, I could never put weight on, and now that I'm a little older, there's… — Idris Elba Copy Share
