Quote by Idris Elba
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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Its really funny because the same people who loved me as Stringer Bell were the same people that were watching Daddys Little Girls literally in tears. – 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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Theres the argument that you can relate to someone whos completely unrelatable. In the way that a director shows you his imagination on a film, then I get to show you my imagination in a big dumb character. – Idris Elba

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