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Idris Elba Quotes

I'm never shaken or stirred.

"Idris Elba: The Man Who Is Luther, Was Stringer, And Could Be James Bond". Interview with Linda Wertheimer, www.npr.org. September 28, 2011.

The less I talk about being black, the better.

"From Space to South Africa: Idris Elba on Prometheus and Playing Mandela". Interview with Jada Yuan, www.vulture.com. May 27, 2012.

I knew that if I wanted to be all I could be, I would have to go to the US. It took three years to get the accent right.

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

The audience loves it when you pay attention to details.

"Interview with Idris Elba, Zoë Saldana & Jeffrey Dean Morgan (The Losers)". Interview with Alexandra Heilbron, www.tribute.ca. April 21, 2010.

As much as it's nice to step into that massive world of Hollywood and be a big, famous actor, I prefer the career of actors that have really chosen smartly and done really amazing performances. Maybe they're not as known, but their careers are a bit more interesting.

"Idris Elba Talks LUTHER Season 3, Luther’s New Love Interest and His Relationship with Alice, Exploring a Prequel Story, and Future Seasons". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. August 28, 2013.

I've got two smoking guns that just look incredible, and I love to pull them out whenever I can.

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

My definition of bad-ass is that I'm a force of nature and true spirit. I'm self-admitting that, and it sounds vain to say that, but I am.

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

I love working. I'm a workaholic and I'm really privileged for some of the jobs I get offered and so I just want to keep going.

"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.

Are there differences between black actors’ opportunities and white actors’ opportunities? Yes, there are. It’s been said.

"From Space to South Africa: Idris Elba on Prometheus and Playing Mandela". Interview with Jada Yuan, www.vulture.com. May 27, 2012.