Idris Elba Quotes
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I am hunting for people who would be a good colleague or a teammate, not someone who works for me.
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I don't even see it as cable TV anymore. I've been called 'Larry the Cable Guy' for so long, I don't even think about it being about cable. I don't know anything about cable.
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I do know what my first meal in the next world would be... Spaghetti Aglio e Olio, heavy on everything.
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After I won my first amateur fight, I figured I would do fighting on the side while I was going to school. I got an offer after that amateur fight to take a professional fight. The opponent kind of wanted to have an easy win for her pro debt, and they said they'd pay me $1,500. I was like, 'Yeah, might as well get paid for what I was doing.'
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I've been working a long time; it was a slow burn. But I'm grateful it's been like that.
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It is a big problem and so I don't know for sure if I say yes or no to Ferrari.
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I love writing but not crazy meticulous/prepared enough to be a director. I'd work as a gaffer on something.
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I actually really love British and European cinema, but you have to go where the work is, and for me, it's in America.
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There's a little good and bad in everyone. Everybody I've ever loved is very complicated.
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When the shot is afterwards subjected to white light, colour appears because of selective reflection.
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I think it's great that young girls have the WNBA to look up to now.
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Democracy, loudly upheld as a cure for much of the ailing world, has proved no guarantor of political wisdom, even if it remains the least bad form of government.
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Fortunately, I have money that's from my life's work. But it's money that I share and used greatly to fight poverty in my country.
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I love everyone over at Netflix. They're all fantastic and an absolute joy to work with.
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When I die, I want to be buried in a long long-sleeve black Ralph Lauren dress and brown chunky boots. I want my hair styled like his models, long hair that flows. I also want natural makeup with a light pink lip.
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I think we should just tip the government if it does a good job. Fifteen percent is the standard tip, isn't it?
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Do not try to be humble: learn humility.
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A library is a room where the murders take place.
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I believe global warming and climate change are real threats to our planet.
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Just know that your expectations are only thoughts in your head, and keep on doing what you do.
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I have been bent and broken, but - I hope - into a better shape.
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When I was on stage, I was like, 'This is alright. This is good.'
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In 2008, 'Surfer's Journal' published 'The Next Wave' image with an article.
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Africans, we hold on to our youths and whip them into shape.
