Idris Elba Quotes
The role of my agent has just been to get me in the room. If I can get in the room - say the character is just a charming man who lives next door - then I'll walk in there and be as charming as I can and they will think to themselves, 'I don't see why we can't cast him.'
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Nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation are not utopian ideals. They are critical to global peace and security.
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Under conditions of tyranny it is far easier to act than to think.
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I'm 43. I'm not ready to sit down in a chair with my name on it yet.
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I try to make music that's relevant to my life and relatable to the culture I live in.
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I miss my friends in public school, but it's kind of a part of something that you have to give up. I'd rather perform than go to public school.
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If America is a nation of laws as we proclaim, then our immigration laws are part of the package.
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And also, it's sort of my job to make you believe things about him that aren't true about me.
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I never got into politics for it to be a career.
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I'm no producer's kid.
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The older I get, the more I realize the importance of maintaining an even temperament - not getting too emotional, focusing on the task at hand. You don't want to make a business deal based on your emotions.
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I never thought of Kim Basinger in terms of age. For me she embodies woman with her subtleties and intricacies. She's sensual and intellectually engaging, elegant with a very strong personal style.
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My mom was such a strong character. I don't want to say she was like a man, but she was tough.
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The people themselves, and not their servants, can safely reverse their own deliberate decisions.
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I'm definitely a guitar player, but it's the last thing I listen to in a song, after the singer and the drums.
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I will be up at 8 A.M. making spaghetti bolognese for Peter and Sophia's evening meal if I'm working that day. I may not get back for the evening, and I worry if I don't do that, then they won't eat anything.
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Golf is 90% mental. Once you know how to hold the club, swing it, it's all in the mind.
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Don't be afraid to convince yourself that your business is incredible, but don't expect others to be convinced without solid data to back it up. Ideas can be a worth a lot, but they are usually not. Execution is everything.
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The same way you can see me sit at a table in a movie and be six different people, the mother and the uncle and all these different things, when I'm in the studio, I can do that, too. I'm not trying to be a recording artist and have a certain type of music for the radio.
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China just banned ICO fundraising. They did Silicon Valley and the U.S. a favor - now we get first dibs.
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You get all of your neuroses worked out on stage. I haven't actually played very many nice characters, certainly not on stage. It's not a quality that attracts me.
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No matter how hard we strive for objectivity, writers are biased toward tension - those moments in which character is forged and revealed.
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In terms of writing characters or stories, at least initially, there's no difference between live-action and animation. A good story is a good story, whatever the medium.
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The role of my agent has just been to get me in the room. If I can get in the room - say the character is just a charming man who lives next door - then I'll walk in there and be as charming as I can and they will think to themselves, 'I don't see why we can't cast him.'
