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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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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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The long and short of it is that I am now in a position in England to green light movies, and thats really excellent – not high-budget movies, but movies none the less. – Idris Elba

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White actors still get way more money in Hollywood. Its been that way for a very long time. I hope itll change, but its a matter of forcing that change. – Idris Elba

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