166 Quotes by Idris Elba

There's a fast-track if you can do the networking. For some personalities it works, but for mine it doesn't.

I get criticized for taking roles in films like 'Ghost Rider 2', but if you look at my resume, dude, I've mixed it up as much as I can.

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.

Whether it's music or acting, that creativity all comes from the same source.

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.

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.

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.

Every single film I've done, it's about the character.

Africans, we hold on to our youths and whip them into shape.