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The long and short of it is that I am now in a position in England

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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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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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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Id maybe done about 12 movies when I decided that this was what I was going to do. – Jeff Bridges

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I dont see that many movies lately that are actually about something, that are trying to challenge something about the way that people interact. – Maggie Gyllenhaal

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Right now, if youre interested in being a dramatic actor, theyre not making that many just regular dramas. Movies have to have some other thing going on. – Ethan Hawke

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