My Father always told me that a fool at 40 is a fool for life.

It's weird because my parents don't really understand my business. I get fan mail all day long, but if a piece happens to get to their house, they're like, 'Oh, my God, you've got a fan! You have to write them back. You have to do it!

We're all human beings. Experience is experience, let's just be honest. Let's not try and dissect suffering into a race, or whatever you want to call it. We're all human beings, one way or another. All races have gone through times that are challenging; that's part of being a human.

Working at BBC, at the head of one of the top dramas, is a tradition for great actors.

I'm never shaken or stirred.

Being able to work with Ridley Scott on this film is like being able to play on the Olympic team for actors.

In some countries, no one knows who Idris Elba is.