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Me Quotes by Idris Elba
- My Father always told me that a fool at 40 is a fool for life.
- It's really funny because the same people who loved me as Stringer Bell were the same people that were watching 'Daddy's Little Girls' literally in…
- The role of my agent has just been to get me in the room. If I can get in the room - say the character…
- Because I was big, I didn't have to listen to anyone doubting me. I was just considered good at football or whatever, there were no…
- 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.…
- 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…
- 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…
- I'm tactile, very tactile. A woman who has really nice, looked-after skin is such a turn-on for me. It's always sexy.
- I've been DJing mostly, and most DJs end up producing. That's just me.
- What really excites me in a project is when it goes in a way you haven't been before.
- 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 would…
- I was cast in 'Thor' and I'm cast as a Nordic god. If you know anything about the Nords, they don't look like me but…
- Wherever I go the real hard-core drug dealers come up to me and confide in me. I almost feel guilty turning around and saying: 'Ello,…
- Fuel for Rumours...People think they know me anyway.
- The people that matter to me don't mind who I am and the people that mind, don't matter.
- Not winning at the Emmy's was a Blessing in disguise, makes me want to work harder than I already do.
- People expect me to be that guy. But I'm more east London boy than east Baltimore.
- Now there are certain things you have to prepare, like dialect and special skills. But in the moment, interaction between two characters on the page…
More Me Quotes
- To be free in an age like ours, one must be in a position of authority. That in itself would be enough… — Hannah Arendt
- I love you, and because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me for telling you the truth than adore… — Pietro Aretino
- Flattery and deceit are the darlings of great men, and so with these men spread the butter on thick, if you want… — Pietro Aretino
- Having been a child actor, I remember how directors would trick me to get good performances out of me. I don't think… — Asia Argento
- Boxing gave me the opportunities to grow into the person that I am today. — Alexis Arguello
- I try to push ideas away, and the ones that will not leave me alone are the ones that ultimately end up… — J. J. Abrams
- I'm literally open to any medium that will have me. — J. J. Abrams
- From heresy, frenzy and jealousy, good Lord deliver me. — Ludovico Ariosto
- Quickly, bring me a beaker of wine, so that I may wet my mind and say something clever. — Aristophanes
- My best friend is the man who in wishing me well wishes it for my sake. — Aristotle
- Plato is dear to me, but dearer still is truth. — Aristotle
- A real man loves his wife, and places his family as the most important thing in life. Nothing has brought me more… — Frank Abagnale