Idris Elba Quotes - Page 3

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• What I like about their films is that you actually feel the momentum of whatever they're shooting. So, if someone's falling out a window, it gives the opportunity to show what that might feel like.

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  Fall, Opportunity, Giving

  "Comic-Con: Nicolas Cage, Idris Elba, and Directors Mark Neveldine/ Brian Taylor Interview GHOST RIDER: SPIRIT OF VENGEANCE". Interview By Christina Radish, collider.com. July 27, 2011.

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• Africans, we hold on to our youths and whip them into shape.

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  Shapes, Youth, Whips

  "The Midas touch". Interview with Stuart Jeffries, www.theguardian.com. May 4, 2009.

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• Working at BBC, at the head of one of the top dramas, is a tradition for great actors.

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  Drama, Actors, Tradition

  "Idris Elba and Ruth Wilson Interview LUTHER". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. October 2, 2010.

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• 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...

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  People, Actors, Lines

  "Idris Elba: life after 'Stringer' Bell". Interview with Miranda Sawyer, www.theguardian.com. January 23, 2010.

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• You know, film is the ultimate goal in an actor's career. I mean, I still love TV. I have my feet firmly stamped in it. But my opportunities have been bigger and better.

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  Mean, Opportunity, Careers

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• 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 tears.

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  Girl, Daddy, People

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• When you come from an under-privileged background, oftentimes, you feel a little overwhelmed by your education or your lack of.

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  Littles, Overwhelmed, Backgrounds

  "Idris Elba on ‘Luther’, Movie Possibilities, Neil Cross, His Upcoming Album, and More". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. December 10, 2015.

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• The only thing I change mainly is my sneakers. I love sneakers. But everything's sort of black or jeans. Jeans, always.

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  Jeans, Sneakers, Black

  FaceBook post by Idris Elba from Aug 08, 2013

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• I tend to stay away from the comics.

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  "Idris Elba GHOST RIDER SPIRIT OF VENGEANCE On-Set Interview". Group interview, collider.com. January 5, 2012.

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• 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 that's it. Hopefully that's it.

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  Black, Roles, Actors

  " Idris Elba: 'The Less I Talk About Being Black, The Better'" by Tambay A. Obenson, www.indiewire.com. May 29, 2012.

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• I think 'The Wire' really is relatable. It reflects an ongoing issue across America, about inaccuracies in major cities between rich and the poor and some of the things that go on behind the red tape of council and government bodies.

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  Thinking, Government, Cities

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• 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.

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  America, Long, People

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• I was on a well-beaten path of actors - what we all call 'the Law and Order route'. I spent two years of auditioning for everything... and then 'The Wire' came up.

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  Order, Years, Law

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• I watch my daughter wanting to be like other kids and getting upset that she's not. But I always try and instill in her the idea that she's perfect as she is.

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  Daughter, Kids, Ideas

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• When I look at my body of work, I've played a lot of characters who are morally conflicted - 'I'm right, no I'm wrong, I don't know what to do!' I want to play more characters who don't care as much, and who aren't as measured. They are what they are, no apologies.

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  Character, Apology, Play

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• I want to go to Sierra Leone with something - whether it's some sort of contribution to healthcare, or to the entertainment industry. My cousin is a nurse; we are talking about opening a clinic.

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  Cousin, Talking, Nurse

  "The god in Idris Elba". Interview with Afua Hirsch, www.theguardian.com. April 2, 2011.

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• 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.

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  Honor, Would Be, Said

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• I've always been DJing; it's just I'm making more of a push for it, making it more public.

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• 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 million. At least then it was worth it.

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  Jail, Water, Bottles

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• It could be Grammy night, Oscar night, whatever - I don't feel the pressure to be there.

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  Night, Oscars, Pressure

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• There has been a big debate about it: can a black man play a Nordic character?

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  Character, Men, Play

  "Idris Elba defends Thor film role" by Sam Jones, www.theguardian.com. April 27, 2010.

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• 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.

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  Dream, Nice, Play

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• The role of my agent has just been to get me in the room. If I can get in the room - say the character is just a charming man who lives next door - then I'll walk in there and be as charming as I can and they will think to themselves, 'I don't see why we can't cast him.

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  Character, Men, Thinking

  "The god in Idris Elba" by Afua Hirsch, www.theguardian.com. April 2, 2011.

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• In 'Pacific Rim' I had to have a haircut I wouldn't usually rock. However, the moustache I had in the film - that might have to come out again. It was a good moustache. Good times.

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  Rocks, Mustache, Might

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

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  Ends, Djs

  "Idris Elba: 'My film about Nelson Mandela is hands down the best'". Interview with Stuart Heritage, www.theguardian.com. March 28, 2013.

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