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It was deeply important for me to understand where Mandela came fr

It was deeply important for me to understand where Mandela came from. Because we know where he was going, and thats a famous story, but who was he? Where did he come from? What was his upbringing? – Idris Elba

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Id rather a young black actor read about success as opposed to how tough it was. I get these roles because I can act and thats it. Hopefully thats it. – Idris Elba

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You watch yourself age and its hard to feel like a sex symbol. – Idris Elba

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I was cast in Thor and Im cast as a Nordic god. If you know anything about the Nords, they dont look like me but there you go. I think thats a sign of the times for the future. I think we will see multi-level casting. I think we will see that, and I think thats good. – Idris Elba

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Sometimes I like to play the soundtracks to famous musicals so we can all sing along. South Pacific is one of my favorites. Our neighbors must hate us. – Louise Brown

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Id had people say, Youll enjoy being famous for a week, and youll never enjoy it again. But I dont think I had that week. I may have been working and missed that moment. – Matt Damon

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If somebody tells me Im famous I say, Im not. I cant see myself as famous and I dont think Ill ever call myself famous. I definitely dont feel famous. – Shayne Ward

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I have also just finished three weeks on a soap opera in England. The soap opera is a rather famous one called Crossroads. It was first on television 25 years ago, and it has recently been brought back. I play the part of a businessman called David Wheeler. – Jeremy Bulloch

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