Idris Elba Quotes

Africans, we hold on to our youths and whip them into shape.
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 be, but also, what an indication of change.
Are there differences between black actors' opportunities and white actors' opportunities? Yes, there are. It's been said.
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 with.
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 questions about it.
Bond? It is a bit like saying, 'Do you want to play Superman?' Anyone would dream of it. It's one of the most coveted roles in film. I'd be honoured. But I don't know if it will actually happen. I'm just happy with the idea of being associated with it. It's nice there's a lot of good will.
Every leading lady I work with, I'll see if I can get a song out of them and put it on an album.
Every single film I've done, it's about the 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.
I did green screen for the first time! I wouldn't like to do a whole movie of green screen, though. You kind of forget the plot a little - like being in a Broadway play and doing it over and over and forgetting your line halfway through.
I don't get recognised that much yet in London, but when I do I get a real sense of achievement.
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 for a while. It's weird. Like, if I wanted to go home, there's nowhere to go. I just go to a hotel. But I've kind of gotten used to it.
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 much as I can.
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 a natural sort of chubbiness coming. But honestly, if I work out for a week, it drops off in no time.
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 get the accent right.
I lived in America for a long time before I started working as an actor. Some actors show up on set and have never done an American accent before, so they rely on a slew of technical mechanisms. Part of what makes an accent is understanding why people speak that way - you have to understand the culture.
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 riding days until now.
I love to play different roles. That's just the kind of actor I am.
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.
I tend to stay away from the comics.
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