“I'm not a popular actor. I don't necessarily want to be famous. I want to be known for great work. I want to be known to surprise audiences.” WantActorsKnownAudienceSurpriseGreat Work Author:Idris Elba
“I love working. I'm a workaholic and I'm really privileged for some of the jobs I get offered and so I just want to keep going.” WantJobsKeep GoingPrivilegedWorkaholic Author:Idris Elba
“Some directors hand over portions of their movie to their head of department to the point where it's like, "I'm not going to talk to you about the costumes, but I'm going to let you talk to the expert." Rather than, "You want to talk stitching, let's talk stitching. You want to talk grade of leather? Let's."” WantHandsDirectorsExpertsDepartmentGradesPortionsCostumesLeather Author:Idris Elba
“Yeah, I know, any time you hear an actor say, 'I do music', you cringe. But I want to be gradual with my music. I want to earn my stripes.” KnowsWantActorsYeahStripesCringe Author:Idris Elba
“I want to go to Sierra Leone with something - whether it's some sort of contribution to healthcare, or to the entertainment industry. My cousin is a nurse; we are talking about opening a clinic.” WantTalkingIndustryEntertainmentOpeningContributionNurseHealthcareCousinEntertainment IndustryClinicMy CousinSierraSierra Leone 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
“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
“When I look at my body of work, I've played a lot of characters who are morally conflicted - 'I'm right, no I'm wrong, I don't know what to do!' I want to play more characters who don't care as much, and who aren't as measured. They are what they are, no apologies.” KnowsWantLooksPlayCharacterBodyCareDon't CareApology Author:Idris Elba
“If I was gonna go to jail, I don't want to go to jail for stealing a bottle of water. I'll steal that $20 million. At least then it was worth it.” IfsWantWaterMillionsStealingJailBottlesWorth It Author:Idris Elba
“Bond? It is a bit like saying, 'Do you want to play Superman?' Anyone would dream of it. It's one of the most coveted roles in film. I'd be honoured. But I don't know if it will actually happen. I'm just happy with the idea of being associated with it. It's nice there's a lot of good will.” IfsKnowsWantIdeasPlayDreamHappensFilmBitsRolesNiceGood Will Author:Idris Elba
