I'm an ambitious person. I never consider myself in competition with anyone, and I'm not saying that from an arrogant standpoint, it's just that my journey started so, so long ago, and I'm still on it and I won't stand still. Read Summary
I've been DJing mostly, and most DJs end up producing. That's just me. Read Summary
I love to play different roles. That's just the kind of actor I am. Read Summary
Twenty or 30 years from now, I'm going to be on a beach in Jamaica. Read Summary
In some countries, no one knows who Idris Elba is. Read Summary
Because I was big, I didn't have to listen to anyone doubting me. I was just considered good at football or whatever, there were no questions about it. Read Summary
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. Read Summary
I still sing on bits and pieces. Singing's something that I love to do, but it's not something that I pursue as a career. Read Summary
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. Read Summary
I'm a little sheepish about it. Whenever I meet fans and they're like, 'Oh, you're so sexy,' I just don't get that. There's no way one man can be universally sexy. Read Summary
The one album I can't live without is called 'Cumbolo' by a band called Culture. Every song on their album is deep, but there's one in particular called 'This Train.' I have a tattoo of the lyrics on my left arm. Read Summary
Not obsessed with particularly Nike, but sneakers in general. I love them. Read Summary
The adrenaline feeling of jumping out of cliffs and bikes and all of that is very specific to the film. In 'Pac Rim' I'm not doing that so much. There isn't that touch stonework for me in it, but there is a lot of action. Read Summary
It's actually quite criminal how 'The Wire' was systematically ignored. Read Summary
When I was a kid, I thought it was tough. Read Summary
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. Read Summary
The long and short of it is that I am now in a position in England to green light movies, and that's really excellent - not high-budget movies, but movies none the less. Read Summary
I love bikes. I used to own one, but I fell off it when I was younger and that was the end of my bike riding days until now. Read Summary
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. Read Summary
In 'Pacific Rim' I had to have a haircut I wouldn't usually rock. However, the moustache I had in the film - that might have to come out again. It was a good moustache. Good times. Read Summary