I knew that if I wanted to be all I could be, I would have to go to the US. It took three years to get the accent right.
Idris ElbaActors tend to not know how their performances are going to actually be used. Even though the script says one thing, in the edit, it can be something else.
Idris ElbaThe one album I can't live without is called 'Cumbolo' by a band called Culture. Every song on their album is deep, but there's one in particular called 'This Train.' I have a tattoo of the lyrics on my left arm.
Idris ElbaI'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.
Idris Elba