Are there differences between black actors’ opportunities and white actors’ opportunities? Yes, there are. It’s been said. 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.
Idris Elba for Details, Septembar 2014 Issue by Mark Seliger
Idris Elba by Anthony Mandler for GQ Magazine, June 2012
Idris Elba by Anthony Mandler for GQ Magazine, June 2012
“I hear you got a sex scene look, you’ve perfected it for when the call comes.”
“It’s funny — his name is Michael Jordan and on ‘The Wire’ we used to laugh about that, because he was that good but in a different arena.” - Idris Elba
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. - Idris Elba
Idris Elba tweets a picture of himself with the caption “My Bow makes my dick hard every time I smile…is that normal?” and the hashtag #IdrisElbasDickProbablyFeelLike is born.
Yes gawd.
