I Get Criticized For Taking Roles In

I'm Rebelling Against Being Handed A Career, Like, 'you're The Next This; You're The Next That.' I'm Not The Next Anything, I'm The First Me. I Can't Be Myself, I Can't Just Be Idris Elba. But That's Just The Nature Of The Business.

Nobody Likes A Celebrity Dj For The Sake Of Style, So I Don't Do That - I Try To Be Good At What I Do. It's All About Resetting, It's My Escape. It Is Work, It's A Job, But I Just Love Doing It.

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!

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.

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.