Idris Quotes

I watch my daughter wanting to be like other kids and getting upset that she's not. But I always try and instill in her the idea that she's perfect as she is. ~ Idris Elba

If you go to Africa and you're white, you're probably not going to get that much work either. But the fact is that there is a longer history of black integration in the U.S. I don't have any resentment about this: I did the maths, calculated it against my ambition and decided to leave England. ~ Idris Elba

I love to play different roles. That's just the kind of actor I am. ~ Idris Elba

Must have been quite the culture shock, going there."
"Yes it was." Idris doesn't say that the real culture shock has been in coming back. ~ Khaled Hosseini

music explained what inside of me;
that is why i loved my Job ~ Anne Idris

I'm tactile, very tactile. A woman who has really nice, looked-after skin is such a turn-on for me. It's always sexy. ~ Idris Elba

White actors still get way more money in Hollywood. It's been that way for a very long time. I hope it'll change, but it's a matter of forcing that change. ~ Idris Elba

Every leading lady I work with, I'll see if I can get a song out of them and put it on an album. ~ Idris Elba

Idris is fine. Great, even. But this is where we live. ~ Cassandra Clare

People expect me to be that guy. But I'm more east London boy than east Baltimore. ~ Idris Elba

I'm not a political artist in any way, but if an idea takes me somewhere or something is emotionally impactful, I find a way to make a painting that encapsulates it. ~ Idris Khan

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.' ~ Idris Elba

Africans, we hold on to our youths and whip them into shape. ~ Idris Elba

If you are going to call a film a 'black film' then you have to make a film that represents everyone that's black, which is almost impossible. That is why white films are not called white films, they are just called 'films.' ~ Idris Elba

You're not going," he said as soon as she'd finished. "If I have to tie you up and sit on you until this insane whim of yours passes, you are not going to Idris." - Jace ~ Cassandra Clare

I'm not interested in making all-black films - I come from a very diverse culture; I want to work with every type of person. I work a lot with women executives because they seem to be a lot more open minded about that and a lot more progressive in that way. ~ Idris Elba

Mr. Idris Elba is amazing! He happens to be British, but what's funny about him is that when he's speaking in his American dialect, he looks like he's a brother from the 'hood. But as soon as he brings out that English thing, I'm like, 'Woo! You look like you're from London. Oh my God!' It's like everything on him changes. He's so cool! ~ Tasha Smith

If I have to tie you up and sit on you until this insane whim of yours passes, you are not going to Idris. (Jace Wayland) ~ Cassandra Clare

The Doctor: Sorry, do you have a name?
Idris: Seven hundred years and finally he asks.
The Doctor: But what do I call you?
Idris: I think you call me ... Sexy?
The Doctor: [embarrassed] Only when we're alone.
Idris: We are alone.
The Doctor: Oh. Come on then, Sexy. ~ Neil Gaiman

Go forth and light the lights of war ~ Cassandra Clare

I don't have a place that I call home at the moment because there's no point. I mean, I'm a traveling circus for a while. It's weird. Like, if I wanted to go home, there's nowhere to go. I just go to a hotel. But I've kind of gotten used to it. ~ Idris Elba

The English are good at bad guys - the James Bond-style villain, cunning, slow-burning. The Americans are much more obvious about it. ~ Idris Elba

It is hard to avoid the aspect of time when producing what ones sees as a photograph ... my images [are] something that is not a frozen moment, but an image made up of many moments and that is created over time rather than taken. ~ Idris Khan

The only thing I change mainly is my sneakers. I love sneakers. But everything's sort of black or jeans. Jeans, always. ~ Idris Elba

I think 'The Wire' really is relatable. It reflects an ongoing issue across America, about inaccuracies in major cities between rich and the poor and some of the things that go on behind the red tape of council and government bodies. ~ Idris Elba

Bond? It is a bit like saying, 'Do you want to play Superman?' Anyone would dream of it. It's one of the most coveted roles in film. I'd be honoured. But I don't know if it will actually happen. I'm just happy with the idea of being associated with it. It's nice there's a lot of good will. ~ Idris Elba

The 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 Elba

Sean Connery wasn't the Scottish James Bond and Daniel Craig wasn't the blue-eyed James Bond. So if I played him, I don't want to be called the black James Bond. ~ Idris Elba

I get criticized for taking roles in films like 'Ghost Rider 2', but if you look at my resume, dude, I've mixed it up as much as I can. ~ Idris Elba

I want to go to Sierra Leone with something - whether it's some sort of contribution to healthcare, or to the entertainment industry. My cousin is a nurse; we are talking about opening a clinic. ~ Idris Elba

I've always been DJing; it's just I'm making more of a push for it, making it more public. ~ Idris Elba

What really excites me in a project is when it goes in a way you haven't been before. ~ Idris Elba

Recently, I can't seem to take a straight photograph without thinking that what I am photographing won't be the final image - like the world in front of me is not good enough or something. ~ Idris Khan

and suddenly ;
i wished that i dont know the story ;
it cracks my Bone till my Feelings,
wish you happy ever After ,
move on ; ~ Anne Idris

Why can't I go to Idris with you, then? Because it's not safe for you there O and it's safe for me here? I've been nearly killed almost a dozen times in the past month. That's because Valentine has been concentrating on the two Mortal Instruments that were here. He's going to shift his focus to Idris now. We all know it
We're hardly as certain of anything as all that. And the Clave wants to meet Clarissa. You know that, Jace. The Clave can screw itself. ~ Cassandra Clare

Looking back on her recent life, she felt frustrated at her frequent helplessness. And that felt like part of whom she really was. The woman who would do anything to be sure she wasn't helpless. That was why she'd studied so hard with the tutors in Idris. That was also why she wanted to learn how to Awaken. She ~ Brandon Sanderson

I was always a real athletic kid. Then when I got older, I just figured it was part of life to keep training. ~ Idris Elba

Idris had been green and gold and russet in the autumn, when Clary had first been there. It had a stark grandeur in the winter: the mountains rose in the distance, capped white with snow, and the trees along the side of the road that led back to Alicante from the lake were stripped bare, their leafless branches making lace-like patterns against the bright sky.
Sometimes Jace would slow the horse to point out the manor houses of the richer Shadowhunter families, hidden from the road when the trees were full but revealed now. She felt his shoulders tense as they passed one that nearly melded with the forest around it: it had clearly been burned and rebuilt. Some of the stones still bore the black marks of smoke and fire. "The Blackthorn manor," he said. "Which means that around this bend in the road is …" He paused as Wayfarer summited a small hill, and reined him in so they could look down to where the road split in two. One direction led back toward Alicante - Clary could see the demon towers in the distance - while the other curled down toward a large building of mellow golden stone, surrounded by a low wall. " … the Herondale manor," Jace finished.
The wind picked up; icy, it ruffled Jace's hair. Clary had her hood up, but he was bare-headed and bare-handed, having said he hated wearing gloves when horseback riding. He liked to feel the reins in his hands. "Did you want to go and look at it?" she asked.
His breath came out in a white cloud. "I'm not sure. ~ Cassandra Clare

What kind of role do you play after someone like Stringer, you know what I mean? You play another gangster. What's the point of that? I've played the gangster. I try to keep it really varied; it just makes for more of a fun and interesting career. ~ Idris Elba

What an honor it was to step into the shoes of Nelson Mandela and portray a man who defied odds, broke down barriers, and championed human rights before the eyes of the world. ~ Idris Elba

Apparently, Daniel Craig said I'd be a great Bond. Daniel, why did you say that? Dropped me right in it! What an honor it would be, but also, what an indication of change. ~ Idris Elba

You watch yourself age and it's hard to feel like a sex symbol. ~ Idris Elba

I don't have a life of my own. I've put myself and my life at the service of the people. If necessity dictates I run, I run.. go to jail, I go to jail.. die, I die.My private aspirations are exactly the general aspirations of the people. ~ Yusuf Idris

I would never be fearful of any character. ~ Idris Elba

You know, when I first met
you, in Idris, I had hopes - I had thought you would be like me. And when you were
nothing like me, I hated you. And then, when I was brought back, and Jace told me what
you did, I realized that I had been wrong. You are like me. ~ Cassandra Clare

Whether it's music or acting, that creativity all comes from the same source. ~ Idris Elba

Television, for me, is a medium that I'm probably always going to be attached to, one way or another. ~ Idris Elba

I did green screen for the first time! I wouldn't like to do a whole movie of green screen, though. You kind of forget the plot a little - like being in a Broadway play and doing it over and over and forgetting your line halfway through. ~ Idris Elba

People watch three or four episodes at a time of their shows. ~ Idris Elba

There's the argument that you can relate to someone who's completely unrelatable. In the way that a director shows you his imagination on a film, then I get to show you my imagination in a big dumb character. ~ Idris Elba

You know, film is the ultimate goal in an actor's career. I mean, I still love TV. I have my feet firmly stamped in it. But my opportunities have been bigger and better. ~ Idris Elba

I have one of these bodies. When I was younger, I could never put weight on, and now that I'm a little older, there's a natural sort of chubbiness coming. But honestly, if I work out for a week, it drops off in no time. ~ Idris Elba

I always wanted to make an abstract photograph. I would photograph walls, sports interiors, marks on the walls people made. Even looking back it makes so much sense. It's like it was a fight against the photograph. ~ Idris Khan

There's a fast-track if you can do the networking. For some personalities it works, but for mine it doesn't. ~ Idris Elba

Alec did not like new people. Whenever new Shadowhunters arrived from Idris, Alec would mysteriously slope off. Once Isabelle had found him lurking behind a large vase, claiming he got lost trying to find the training room. ~ Cassandra Clare

Not obsessed with particularly Nike, but sneakers in general. I love them. ~ Idris Elba

I leveled a scowl at him. "Is there
anything in our agreement that says I can't
call you names?"
He crouched and added a few touches
to the diagram. A very faint smile curved
his mouth. "No."
My own mouth twitched. "So,
hypothetically, if I were to call you an
asshole, there'd be no reprisals?" I asked
with an innocent look. "Hypothetically, of
course."
Idris glanced up sharply, then hissed
and drew back his hand as the sigil he was
working on stung him.
"Nothing of that sort is covered by the
agreement," was Mzatal's mild reply.
I chuckled under my breath. "I think
I'll just call you Boss."
He glanced over at me with a raised
eyebrow. I smiled sweetly in response.
Mzatal straightened, turned fully to me,
hands behind back and head lowered
slightly, and still with the faint hint of a
smile. "There could be consequences."
I shrugged, still smiling. "What fun
would it be if there weren't?"
Mzatal lifted his head. "None
whatsoever," he said, his face betraying a
hint of amusement as he moved to the
center of the diagram. ~ Diana Rowland

On the top of Cadair Idris,
I felt how happy a man might be
with a little money and a sane intellect,
and reflected with astonishment and pity
on the madness of the multitude. ~ Thomas Love Peacock

I've never had to explain 'Prometheus' to people, ever. Most people get it. ~ Idris Elba

It's actually quite criminal how 'The Wire' was systematically ignored. ~ Idris Elba

The less I talk about being black, the better. ~ Idris Elba

I find that a lot of actors who are good and open to challenges have lived a full life. When you walk into an audition, you have more to say for yourself because you come from the real world. It's more enticing for directors, I think. ~ Idris Elba

I come from an era, in my world, where you just had to define yourself as who you are and what you do. I happen to be an actor. I happen to be someone that loves to act, that also likes music, that also likes to speak, and that also has an opinion. ~ Idris Elba

I was on a well-beaten path of actors - what we all call 'the Law and Order route'. I spent two years of auditioning for everything ... and then 'The Wire' came up. ~ Idris Elba

I'll always be attached to telly in one way or another, whether it's a character or producer or director, I just love the medium. ~ Idris Elba

The love a parent had for a child, there is nothing else like it. No other love so consuming. No father-not even Valentine-would sacrifice his son for a hunk of metal, no matter how powerful." (The Inquisitor)
"You don't know my father. He'll laugh in your face and offer you some money to mail my body back to Idris." (Jace)
"Don't be absurd-"
"You're right," Jace said. "Come to think of it, he'll probably make you pay the shipping charges yourself. ~ Cassandra Clare

Yeah, I know, any time you hear an actor say, 'I do music', you cringe. But I want to be gradual with my music. I want to earn my stripes. ~ Idris Elba

I was in The Wire for three years, and I left at the highlight of that. ~ Idris Elba

there's a blessing ;
even when you lose That ; There's always stay inside Your Heart, Memories That You'll never Been Forgotten Until the Rest Of Your Life ;
mine?; There's inside My Heaven
"Miquel Andre" . ~ Anne Idris

It's really funny because the same people who loved me as Stringer Bell were the same people that were watching 'Daddy's Little Girls' literally in tears. ~ Idris Elba

I was into Spider Man when I was a kid and that was the only comic I've ever read. ~ Idris Elba

Don't be put off by someone telling you that your image looks too digital; maybe that's the way it's supposed to look. ~ Idris Khan

A lot of people in the art world hate to use the word Photoshop like it's cheating or easy or something. I say bollocks to that. For me, it's my tool, my paintbrush if you like, and lets me create my own visual language. ~ Idris Khan

The ordinary, utterly mundane reason behind the massacre makes it somehow more terrible, and far more depressing. The word 'senseless' springs to mind, and Idris thwarts it. It's what people always say. A senseless act of violence. A senseless murder. As if you could commit sensible murder. ~ Khaled Hosseini

We work through this together, remember? No shutting me out. No epic sulks."
"I was figuring I could sulk for Idris in the next Olympics," Jace said ...
"You and Alec could go for pair sulking," said Clary with a smile. "You'd get the gold. ~ Cassandra Clare

Actors 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 Elba

The real tragedy is that we're all human beings, and human beings have a sense of dignity. Any domination by one human over another leads to a loss of some part of his dignity. Is one's dignity that big it can be crumbled away like that? ~ Yusuf Idris

I'd rather a young black actor read about success as opposed to how tough it was. I get these roles because I can act and that's it. Hopefully that's it. ~ Idris Elba

im the type of talkactive person, but once im silent. that only have two things,
first ; im falling in love,
second ; I hate Liar.
they could be both ; yes im falling in love with a Liar. ~ Anne Idris

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

I'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

I was cast in 'Thor' and I'm cast as a Nordic god. If you know anything about the Nords, they don't look like me but there you go. I think that's a sign of the times for the future. I think we will see multi-level casting. I think we will see that, and I think that's good. ~ Idris Elba

When I look at my body of work, I've played a lot of characters who are morally conflicted - 'I'm right, no I'm wrong, I don't know what to do!' I want to play more characters who don't care as much, and who aren't as measured. They are what they are, no apologies. ~ Idris Elba

Television has shied away from being too dark, because so much has happened to us recently here in the West, and people are sort of wanting to see more uplifting sorts of things. ~ Idris Elba

Hopefully, I can put the pictures they take of me up on my Facebook. ~ Jamal Idris

You know why Love Doesn't get Honest To you ?;
Because you're choosing Them Enemy ;
Lie ; ~ Anne Idris

Idris Elba is a grand actor. He's very larger than life; he's bigger than life. ~ Nicolas Cage

I wasn't bad at school, but I was never a bookworm. ~ Idris Elba

Biting's excellent. It's like kissing - only there is a winner. ~ Neil Gaiman

I tend to stay away from the comics. ~ Idris Elba

Waking up in TRUTH is so much better than living in a lie. ~ Idris Elba

If I was gonna go to jail, I don't want to go to jail for stealing a bottle of water. I'll steal that $20 million. At least then it was worth it. ~ Idris Elba