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
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
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
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