I Was In The Wire For Three

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.

In Some Countries, No One Knows Who Idris Elba Is.

I Love To Play Different Roles. That's Just The Kind Of Actor I Am.

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.

Nobody Likes A Celebrity Dj For The Sake Of Style, So I Don't Do That - I Try To Be Good At What I Do. It's All About Resetting, It's My Escape. It Is Work, It's A Job, But I Just Love Doing It.