Idris Elba

I try to fit in workouts whenever I can.

— Idris Elba

We're all human beings. Experience is experience, let's just be honest. Let's not try and dissect suffering into a race, or whatever…

— Idris Elba

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

— Idris Elba

Thanks to the good samaritan that returned my Ish!! Its good to be good. Karma.

— Idris Elba

Television is where I cut my teeth.

— Idris Elba

I’m never shaken or stirred.

— Idris Elba

Television has shied away from being too dark, because so much has happened to us recently here in the West, and people…

— Idris Elba

I'm an ambitious person. I never consider myself in competition with anyone, and I'm not saying that from an arrogant standpoint, it's…

— Idris Elba

Every leading lady I work with, I'll see if I can get a song out of them and put it on an…

— Idris Elba

Not obsessed with particularly Nike, but sneakers in general. I love them.

— Idris Elba

I get these roles because I can act and thats it. Hopefully thats it. The less I talk about being black, the…

— Idris Elba

I think 'The Wire' really is relatable. It reflects an ongoing issue across America, about inaccuracies in major cities between rich and…

— Idris Elba

I don't have a place that I call home at the moment because there's no point. I mean, I'm a traveling circus…

— Idris Elba

I've been DJing mostly, and most DJs end up producing. That's just me.

— Idris Elba

I wanted to be on American TV so much. I didn't park DJ'ing; I just sort of ended up becoming more of…

— Idris Elba

In some countries, no one knows who Idris Elba is.

— Idris Elba

I was in The Wire for three years, and I left at the highlight of that.

— Idris Elba

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

— Idris Elba

Some directors hand over portions of their movie to their head of department to the point where it's like, "I'm not going…

— Idris Elba

Because I was big, I didn't have to listen to anyone doubting me. I was just considered good at football or whatever,…

— Idris Elba

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

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

I was into Spider Man when I was a kid and that was the only comic I've ever read.

— Idris Elba

I'll always be attached to telly in one way or another, whether it's a character or producer or director, I just love…

— Idris Elba

I was always a real athletic kid. Then when I got older, I just figured it was part of life to keep…

— Idris Elba