I Love To Play Different Roles. That's

Because I Was Big, I Didn't Have To Listen To Anyone Doubting Me. I Was Just Considered Good At Football Or Whatever, There Were No Questions About It.

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.

[sometimes] I Sit In Front Of My [gaming] Console With My Headphones On And I Play. I Love That. It's A Nice Form Of Escapism.

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.

Every Single Film I've Done, It's About The Character.