Actor Quotes by Idris Elba

9 Actor quotes by Idris Elba

Idris Elba’s nine brief thoughts combine charisma with reflective depth. The collection feels balanced and engaging, offering a quick look at how he views the actor’s influence on audience.

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I love to play different roles. That's just the kind of actor I am.

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Actors tend to not know how their performances are going to actually be used. Even though the script says one thing, in…

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I'm not a popular actor. I don't necessarily want to be famous. I want to be known for great work. I want…

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You know, film is the ultimate goal in an actor's career. I mean, I still love TV. I have my feet firmly…

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I find that a lot of actors who are good and open to challenges have lived a full life. When you walk…

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I'd rather a young black actor read about success as opposed to how tough it was. I get these roles because I…

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As an actor, you're trained to do the right thing, be politically correct, say your lines, say the right thing about the…

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I come from an era, in my world, where you just had to define yourself as who you are and what you…

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Im so bored of answering that. Are there differences between black actors opportunities and white actors opportunities? Yes, there are. Its been…

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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…

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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…

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Why work so hard to have a life...But kill ourselves to earn a living?

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I just played indoor football for the first time since tearing my Achilles playing the same game...I'm HEELED!!! Get it!!??.

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I was really ambitious, so I was innovative. I was one of the first DJs to do live calls, 'cause I found this phone…

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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…

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My Father always told me that a fool at 40 is a fool for life.

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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…

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The people that matter to me don't mind who I am and the people that mind, don't matter.

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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…

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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…

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It's actually quite criminal how 'The Wire' was systematically ignored.

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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…

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