Idris Elba Quotes - Page 4

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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.

  Idris Elba

  Character, Men, Thinking

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

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

  Idris Elba

  Night, Oscars, Pressure

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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.

  Idris Elba

  Dream, Nice, Play

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

  Idris Elba

  Character, Men, Play

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

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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.

  Idris Elba

  America, Long, People

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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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• 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.

  Idris Elba

  Character, Apology, Play

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• Television is where I cut my teeth.

  Idris Elba

  Cutting, Teeth, Television

  Interview with Jon Favreau, www.interviewmagazine.com. July 4, 2016.

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• One of my first jobs was in a soap opera, five days a week. And what I found is, although there are different directors coming in and different crews, you just lived in your character. It's the nature of the story, the ongoing story, and it can get deeper and deeper.

  Idris Elba

  Jobs, Character, Directors

  Interview By Jon Favreau, www.interviewmagazine.com. July 4, 2016.

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• The directors [who know every detail] make films that are complete, basically.

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  Directors, Details, Film

  Interview By Jon Favreau, www.interviewmagazine.com. July 4, 2016.

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• Some directors hand over portions of their movie to their head of department to the point where it's like, "I'm not going to talk to you about the costumes, but I'm going to let you talk to the expert." Rather than, "You want to talk stitching, let's talk stitching. You want to talk grade of leather? Let's."

  Idris Elba

  Hands, Directors, Experts

  Interview with Jon Favreau, www.interviewmagazine.com. July 4, 2016.

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• You’re directing a movie, but you are at the head of a ship of people, a whole fleet of people. And being able to manage that - being able to handle yourself as a director being a leader - that’s massively important.

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  People, Leader, Important

  Interview with Jon Favreau, www.interviewmagazine.com. July 4, 2016.

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• 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.

  Idris Elba

  Soundcloud

  "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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• Yeah, I know, any time you hear an actor say, 'I do music', you cringe. But I want to be gradual with my music. I want to earn my stripes.

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  Stripes, Actors, Want

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• I get criticized for taking roles in films like Ghost Rider 2, but if you look at my résumé, dude, I've mixed it up as much as I can.

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  Roles, Looks, Ghost

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

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

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  Song, Albums, Leading Ladies

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• I don't get recognised that much yet in London, but when I do I get a real sense of achievement.

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  Real, Achievement, London

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• [Sometimes] I sit in front of my [gaming] console with my headphones on and I play. I love that. It's a nice form of escapism.

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  Nice, Play, Sometimes

  "Idris Elba Isn’t Interested In Awards, He Just Wants To Keep On Working". Interview with Leigh Blickley and Jon Strauss, on.mtv.com. December 4, 2015.

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

  Idris Elba

  Character, Directors, Way

  "Idris Elba Isn’t Interested In Awards, He Just Wants To Keep On Working". Interview with Leigh Blickley and Jon Strauss, on.mtv.com. December 4, 2015.

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• Being able to work with Ridley Scott on this film is like being able to play on the Olympic team for actors.

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  Team, Play, Actors

  "Idris Elba Talks PROMETHEUS, PACIFIC RIM, THOR 2, LUTHER Season 3, Preparing to Play Nelson Mandela and More". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. June 6, 2012.

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• 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 one man can be universally sexy.

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  Sexy, Men, Fans

  FaceBook post by Idris Elba from Oct 24, 2012

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