The Only Thing I Change

Working At Bbc, At The Head Of One Of The Top Dramas, Is A Tradition For Great Actors.

There Are Things That I Really Find Important, And That We Need To Remind Ourselves Of. When You Think About Disability, Do You Really Think About It? Someone Who's A Full-time Trainer Or A Boxer, Someone Who's Got A Major Disability, But Who Doesn't Let That Get In His Way, That's A Really Good Message For Someone Who Is Able-bodied. It Can Make Them Think, 'wow, I Suppose I Could Be Doing Better For Myself.'

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.

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.

I Get Criticized For Taking Roles In Films Like Ghost Rider 2, But If You Look At My Résumé, Dude, I've Mixed It Up As Much As I Can.