Sean Connery wasn't the Scottish James Bond and Daniel Craig wasn't the blue-eyed James Bond. So if I played him, I don't… — 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
Imagine a film such as Inception with an entire cast of black people – do you think it would be successful? Would… — Idris Elba Copy Share Image
The only thing I change mainly is my sneakers. I love sneakers. But everything's sort of black or jeans. Jeans, always. — 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
There has been a big debate about it: can a black man play a Nordic character? — Idris Elba Copy Share Image
I get these roles because I can act and thats it. Hopefully thats it. The less I talk about being black, the… — Idris Elba Copy Share Image
If you go to Africa and you're white, you're probably not going to get that much work either. But the fact is… — Idris Elba Copy Share Image
If you are going to call a film a 'black film' then you have to make a film that represents everyone that's… — 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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
The people that matter to me don't mind who I am and the people that mind, don't matter. — 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 career of… — Idris Elba Copy Share Image
