It's ironic that I've definitely reached a pinnacle in my acting space, which is amazing, but it means that I can't really take time out to concentrate on music, but next year, the whole of the spring through April, is dedicated to touring and putting out this Hiatus album alongside a string of tours.

Idris Elba

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Africans, we hold on to our youths and whip them into shape. by Idris Elba

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

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I love to play different roles. That's just the kind of actor I a... by Idris Elba

I love to play different roles. That's just the kind of actor I am.

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There's a fast-track if you can do the networking. For some personalities it works, but for mine it doesn't.

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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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Sean Connery wasn't the Scottish James Bond, and Daniel Craig wasn't the blue-eyed James Bond. So if I played him, I don't want to be called the black James Bond.

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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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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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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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I've never had to explain Prometheus to people, ever. Most people... by Idris Elba

I've never had to explain Prometheus to people, ever. Most people get it.

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I dont have a place that I call home at the moment because theres no point. I mean, Im a traveling circus for a while. Its weird. Like, if I wanted to go home, theres nowhere to go. I just go to a hotel. But Ive kind of gotten used to it.

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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.

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Television is where I cut my teeth. by Idris Elba

Television is where I cut my teeth.

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The directors [who know every detail] make films that are complet... by Idris Elba

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

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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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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."

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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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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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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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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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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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