“People watch three or four episodes at a time of their shows.” PeopleShowsThreeWatchesFourEpisodes Author:Idris Elba
“You’re directing a movie, but you are at the head of a ship of people, a whole fleet of people. And being able to manage that - being able to handle yourself as a director being a leader - that’s massively important.” PeopleImportantWholeAbleLeaderDirectorsHandleShipsManageBeing A Leader Author:Idris Elba
“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
“As an actor, you're trained to do the right thing, be politically correct, say your lines, say the right thing about the people you're working with...” PeopleActorsLinesRight ThingPolitically Correct Author:Idris Elba
“I've never had to explain Prometheus to people, ever. Most people get it.” PeoplePrometheus Author:Idris Elba
“It's really funny because the same people who loved me as Stringer Bell were the same people that were watching Daddy's Little Girls literally in tears.” PeopleLittlesGirlTearsBellsDaddy Author:Idris Elba
“I lived in America for a long time before I started working as an actor. Some actors show up on set and have never done an American accent before, so they rely on a slew of technical mechanisms. Part of what makes an accent is understanding why people speak that way - you have to understand the culture.” PeopleWayLongDoneShowsAmericaCultureActorsSpeakUnderstandingLong TimeRelyMechanismAccentsUnderstanding Why Author:Idris Elba
