--- title: "10 Want Quotes By Idris Elba" description: "10 Want quotes by Idris Elba. Plus more from Idris Elba and more Want sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/813/idris-elba-3366_clinic_i-want-to-go-to-sierra-leone-with-someth_1338258.png" --- > [I want to go to Sierra Leone with something - whether it's some sort of contribution to healthcare, or to the entertainment…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/idris-elba/i-want-to-go-to-sierra-leone-with-something-whether-it-s-some-sort-of/) [Idris Elba](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/idris-elba/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/813/idris-elba-3366_clinic_i-want-to-go-to-sierra-leone-with-someth_1338258.png) > [Yeah, I know, any time you hear an actor say, 'I do music', you cringe. But I want to be gradual with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/idris-elba/yeah-i-know-any-time-you-hear-an-actor-say-i-do-music-you-cringe-but/) [Idris Elba](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/idris-elba/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8de/idris-elba-3366_actors_yeah-i-know-any-time-you-hear-an-actor-s_541179.png) > [I love working. I'm a workaholic and I'm really privileged for some of the jobs I get offered and so I just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/idris-elba/i-love-working-i-m-a-workaholic-and-i-m-really-privileged-for-some-of/) [Idris Elba](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/idris-elba/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ca4/idris-elba-3366_jobs_i-love-working-i-m-a-workaholic-and-i-m_1985523.png) > [If I was gonna go to jail, I don't want to go to jail for stealing a bottle of water. I'll steal…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/idris-elba/if-i-was-gonna-go-to-jail-i-don-t-want-to-go-to-jail-for-stealing-a/) [Idris Elba](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/idris-elba/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2fa/idris-elba-3366_jail_if-i-was-gonna-go-to-jail-i-don-t-want-t_254480.png) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/idris-elba/sean-connery-wasn-t-the-scottish-james-bond-and-daniel-craig-wasn-t/) [Idris Elba](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/idris-elba/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1dd/idris-elba-3366_black_sean-connery-wasn-t-the-scottish-james-b_948519.png) > [I'm not a popular actor. I don't necessarily want to be famous. I want to be known for great work. I want…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/idris-elba/i-m-not-a-popular-actor-i-don-t-necessarily-want-to-be-famous-i-want/) [Idris Elba](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/idris-elba/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9cd/idris-elba-3366_actor_i-m-not-a-popular-actor-i-don-t-necessar_1372873.png) > [I'm not interested in making all-black films - I come from a very diverse culture; I want to work with every type…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/idris-elba/i-m-not-interested-in-making-all-black-films-i-come-from-a-very/) [Idris Elba](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/idris-elba/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1c9/idris-elba-3366_cinema_i-m-not-interested-in-making-all-black-f_1497192.jpg) > [When I look at my body of work, I've played a lot of characters who are morally conflicted - 'I'm right, no…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/idris-elba/when-i-look-at-my-body-of-work-i-ve-played-a-lot-of-characters-who/) [Idris Elba](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/idris-elba/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c8a/idris-elba-3366_apology_when-i-look-at-my-body-of-work-i-ve-play_3063934.png) > [Some directors hand over portions of their movie to their head of department to the point where it's like, "I'm not going…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/idris-elba/some-directors-hand-over-portions-of-their-movie-to-their-head-of/) [Idris Elba](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/idris-elba/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cb8/idris-elba-3366_cinema_some-directors-hand-over-portions-of-the_2921623.png) > [Bond? It is a bit like saying, 'Do you want to play Superman?' Anyone would dream of it. It's one of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/idris-elba/bond-it-is-a-bit-like-saying-do-you-want-to-play-superman-anyone/) [Idris Elba](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/idris-elba/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/47e/idris-elba-3366_bond_bond-it-is-a-bit-like-saying-do-you-want_577390.jpg) ## Other authors on Want ## More by Idris Elba > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/idris-elba/apparently-daniel-craig-said-i-d-be-a-great-bond-daniel-why-did-you/) [Idris Elba](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/idris-elba/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/idris-elba/it-s-weird-because-my-parents-don-t-really-understand-my-business-i/) [Idris Elba](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/idris-elba/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/idris-elba/as-an-actor-you-re-trained-to-do-the-right-thing-be-politically/) [Idris Elba](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/idris-elba/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/idris-elba/there-s-the-argument-that-you-can-relate-to-someone-who-s-completely/) [Idris Elba](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/idris-elba/) > [Why work so hard to have a life...But kill ourselves to earn a living?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/idris-elba/why-work-so-hard-to-have-a-life-but-kill-ourselves-to-earn-a-living/) [Idris Elba](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/idris-elba/) > [I just played indoor football for the first time since tearing my Achilles playing the same game...I'm HEELED!!! Get it!!??.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/idris-elba/i-just-played-indoor-football-for-the-first-time-since-tearing-my/) [Idris Elba](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/idris-elba/) > [I was really ambitious, so I was innovative. I was one of the first DJs to do live calls, 'cause I found this phone…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/idris-elba/i-was-really-ambitious-so-i-was-innovative-i-was-one-of-the-first-djs/) [Idris Elba](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/idris-elba/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/idris-elba/if-i-was-gonna-go-to-jail-i-don-t-want-to-go-to-jail-for-stealing-a/) [Idris Elba](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/idris-elba/) > [My Father always told me that a fool at 40 is a fool for life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/idris-elba/my-father-always-told-me-that-a-fool-at-40-is-a-fool-for-life/) [Idris Elba](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/idris-elba/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/idris-elba/i-m-rebelling-against-being-handed-a-career-like-you-re-the-next-this/) [Idris Elba](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/idris-elba/) > [The people that matter to me don't mind who I am and the people that mind, don't matter.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/idris-elba/the-people-that-matter-to-me-don-t-mind-who-i-am-and-the-people-that/) [Idris Elba](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/idris-elba/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/idris-elba/as-much-as-it-s-nice-to-step-into-that-massive-world-of-hollywood-and/) [Idris Elba](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/idris-elba/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/idris-elba/i-ve-always-had-ambition-and-the-acting-was-successful-and-put-my/) [Idris Elba](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/idris-elba/) > [It's actually quite criminal how 'The Wire' was systematically ignored.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/idris-elba/it-s-actually-quite-criminal-how-the-wire-was-systematically-ignored/) [Idris Elba](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/idris-elba/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/idris-elba/i-have-one-of-these-bodies-when-i-was-younger-i-could-never-put/) [Idris Elba](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/idris-elba/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/want/idris-elba/#itemlist", "name": "10 Want Quotes By Idris Elba", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I want to go to Sierra Leone with something - whether it's some sort of contribution to healthcare, or to the entertainment industry. 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