Yeah, I Know, Any Time

Television, For Me, Is A Medium That I'm Probably Always Going To Be Attached To, One Way Or Another.

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.

It Was Deeply Important For Me To Understand Where Mandela Came From. Because We Know Where He Was Going, And That's A Famous Story, But Who Was He? Where Did He Come From? What Was His Upbringing?

Being Able To Work With Ridley Scott On This Film Is Like Being Able To Play On The Olympic Team For Actors.

As An Actor, You're Trained To Do The Right Thing, Be Politically Correct, Say Your Lines, Say The Right Thing About The People You're Working With...