Idris Elba Quotes
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People who meet me think of Jill and transfer her strong qualities to me.
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The long irons are the nemesis of the average golfer. I'm convinced that the underlying reason for this is that he keeps hearing how hard they are to handle. They're not that difficult, truly.
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I am a genre lover - everything from spaghetti western to samurai movie.
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Immortality is really desirable, I guess. In terms of images, anyway.
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All that money stuff was so strange; all it ever meant to me was freedom from worry. I'm happier now than I've ever been but I still wish I had that money.
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Power is the by-product of understanding.
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I always loved music, and I always wanted to make a film about it, but I could never do it because of the censorship that was around.
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What surprised me about the Oscars was how familiar it was - because you're in the room with all these people that have inspired you from your childhood to adulthood in the film industry. It feels like you've known them all of your life.
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I have played cricket on my own terms.
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It's nice not to be too boring.
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Urfa chillies are a Turkish variety that are mild on heat but big on aroma. They're sweet, smoky, a lovely dark red, and go with just about anything.
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I write synopses after the book is completed. I can't write it beforehand, because I don't know what the book's about. I invent something for my publisher because he asks for one, but the final book ends up very differently.
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At Ozon, salaries are evaluated every year based on market benchmarks which are gender neutral.
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I always wanted to act. I guess I've always been a bit of a drama queen.
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Every time I write a new novel about something sombre and sobering and terrible I think, 'oh Lord, they're not going to want to go here'. But they do. Readers of fiction read, I think, for a deeper embrace of the world, of reality. And that's brave.
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I don't think a woman riding a motorcycle thinks of herself as doing something that has sex appeal. I think she's trying to replicate for herself an experience that she sees men having.
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My dresses are for women of all different shapes and sizes. Actually, the one I tried on yesterday was the one Jennifer wore. And who'd have thought I'd be the same size as Jennifer Lopez!
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You're either with me or you're not. And if you're not, you're out.
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The universe is but one vast Symbol of God.
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My mum never told me that I was beautiful when I was a kid – and I didn't read magazines or watch MTV, so I had no real consciousness about it all.
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My dad wanted me to play when I was a kid, so I learned to play the guitar. I pursued a career in music because I love it so much and I enjoy what it does to those who hear it.
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Science provides an understanding of a universal experience. Arts provide a universal understanding of a personal experience.
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The interweb's got a weird vibe.
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When I was a kid, I thought it was tough.
