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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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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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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When I was a kid, the idea of why I wanted acting to be the thing I do for the rest of my life was different. It was, Oh yeah, Ill get girls and be famous. – Edward Furlong

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I want to be famous everywhere. – Luciano Pavarotti

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I never pursued being famous. – Francesca Annis

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Im not famous for my back story investigations Im lucky that I work with good writers and its usually in the script. – Bill Nighy

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