Best Idris Elba Quotes
- I'd rather a young black actor read about success as opposed to how tough it was. I get these roles because I can act and… Act
- 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 me.… Business
- It was deeply important for me to understand where Mandela came from. Because we know where he was going, and that's a famous story, but… Came
- 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 to… All
- The adrenaline feeling of jumping out of cliffs and bikes and all of that is very specific to the film. In 'Pac Rim' I'm not… Action
- I was in The Wire for three years, and I left at the highlight of that. Highlight
- Working at BBC, at the head of one of the top dramas, is a tradition for great actors. Actors
- People watch three or four episodes at a time of their shows. Episodes
- 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 just that my… Ago
- I'm a little sheepish about it. Whenever I meet fans and they're like, 'Oh, you're so sexy,' I just don't get that. There's no way… Fans
- I try to fit in workouts whenever I can. Fit
- Africans, we hold on to our youths and whip them into shape. African
- Are there differences between black actors' opportunities and white actors' opportunities? Yes, there are. It's been said. Actor
- 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 working… Actor
- Every leading lady I work with, I'll see if I can get a song out of them and put it on an album. Album
- Every single film I've done, it's about the character. Character
- I did a rendition of 'Billie Jean' which is on my Soundcloud. I put it on Twitter, and it got about 3000 hits that day. Billie
- I don't get recognised that much yet in London, but when I do I get a real sense of achievement. Achievement
- I get criticized for taking roles in films like 'Ghost Rider 2', but if you look at my resume, dude, I've mixed it up as… Criticized
- I knew that if I wanted to be all I could be, I would have to go to the U.S. It took three years to… Accent
- I love bikes. I used to own one, but I fell off it when I was younger and that was the end of my bike… Bike
- I love to play different roles. That's just the kind of actor I am. Actor
- I still sing on bits and pieces. Singing's something that I love to do, but it's not something that I pursue as a career. Bits
- I tend to stay away from the comics. Comics
- I was always a real athletic kid. Then when I got older, I just figured it was part of life to keep training. Athletic
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