It's Really Funny Because The Same People

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.

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.

I'm Rebelling Against Being Handed A Career, Like, 'you're The Next This; You're The Next That.' I'm Not The Next Anything, I'm The First Me. I Can't Be Myself, I Can't Just Be Idris Elba. But That's Just The Nature Of The Business.

I Was In The Wire For Three Years, And I Left At The Highlight Of That.

You Know, Film Is The Ultimate Goal In An Actor's Career. I Mean, I Still Love Tv. I Have My Feet Firmly Stamped In It. But My Opportunities Have Been Bigger And Better.