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Quote by Idris Elba
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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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 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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Success
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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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You just never know when movies are going to take off or not. The lucky thing about this was that it didnt cost a lot of money, and therefore there wasnt loads of pressure on me. – Sam Mendes

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The movies I made when I was 14 or 15, I have a hard time looking at those. Those were the awkward years. I dont know if anybody can look at something they did when they were 14 and not wince. – Jodie Foster

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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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All that running around in my underwear put money in my pockets. I can focus on working in interesting movies without having to worry about supporting myself. – Mark Wahlberg

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