4 Quotes & Sayings By Idris Elba

Idris Elba was born in London, England. He first gained attention for his role as Stringer Bell in the BBC series The Wire. He later had a starring role as Nelson Mandela's bodyguard in the 2013 biographical film Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom. In 2015, he portrayed drug lord Russell “Stringer” Bell in the HBO series The Wire.

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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! ' Idris Elba
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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? Idris Elba
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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