“Imagine a film such as Inception with an entire cast of black people - do you think it would be successful? Would people watch it? But no one questions the fact that everyone's white. That's what we have to change.” PeopleThinkingFactsWould BeFilmBlackWhiteWatchesSuccessfulImagineCastsBeing SuccessfulBlack PeopleInception Author:Idris Elba
“Are there differences between black actors’ opportunities and white actors’ opportunities? Yes, there are. It’s been said.” SaidActorsOpportunityBlackDifferencesWhite Author:Idris Elba
“I'm not interested in making all-black films - I come from a very diverse culture, I want to work with every type of person. I work a lot with women executives because they seem to be a lot more open minded about that and a lot more progressive in that way.” WayWantPersonsSeemsFilmCultureBlackTypeExecutivesProgressiveDiverseNot InterestedOpen MindedAll BlackDiverse Cultures Author:Idris Elba
“If you go to Africa and you're white, you're probably not going to get that much work either. But the fact is that there is a longer history of black integration in the U.S. I don't have any resentment about this: I did the maths, calculated it against my ambition and decided to leave England.” IfsFactsBlackWhiteAmbitionDecidedEnglandMathResentmentIntegrationMy Ambition Author:Idris Elba
“Sean Connery wasn't the Scottish James Bond, and Daniel Craig wasn't the blue-eyed James Bond. So if I played him, I don't want to be called the black James Bond.” IfsWantBlackBlueScottishSeanBlue Eyed Author:Idris Elba
“The only thing I change mainly is my sneakers. I love sneakers. But everything's sort of black or jeans. Jeans, always.” BlackJeansSneakers Author:Idris Elba
“There has been a big debate about it: can a black man play a Nordic character?” MenHas BeensPlayCharacterBigsBlackDebateNordic Author:Idris Elba
“I'd rather a young black actor read about success as opposed to how tough it was. I get these roles because I can act and that's it. Hopefully that's it.” I CanYoungActorsBlackRolesToughHopefullyBecause I CanAbout Success Author:Idris Elba
