Idris Elba Quotes

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

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: actor
  • Nationality: british
  • Birth: September 6, 1972

Topics

MeStoryFamousKnowUnderstand

You spend so much time in your profession it ought to be something you love.

John H. Johnson

LoveTimeYouSomethingYourMuch

We talk about institutions that are too big to fail - I think the story is as much about people who think they are too big to fail.

Andrew Ross Sorkin

PeopleStoryThinkTalkFailBig

My first job in the film business was working as a production assistant, and then a production manager on a documentary about Townes Van Zandt.

Jeff Nichols

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The so-called 'last golden age,' in the 1970s, most of those movies were independent films.

Michael Douglas

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I loved playing the part of the feisty Annie Sullivan in The Miracle Worker.

Mercedes McCambridge

LovedMiraclePlayingPartWorker

My favorite Knicks moment was when we beat Indiana in Game 7 to reach the NBA Finals. We worked so hard as a team to reach that moment that it was very satisfying to beat Indiana and reach the Finals.

John Starks

MomentTeamGameReachHardBeat

When I make a change, like when I found out I had high cholesterol, I just changed my lifestyle.

Amanda Peet

ChangeLifestyleOutHighJustLike

Success in almost any field depends more on energy and drive than it does on intelligence. This explains why we have so many stupid leaders.

Sloan Wilson

SuccessIntelligenceStupidEnergy

Fun is to experience things you would not have been able to experience in any other setting.

Mike Krzyzewski

ExperienceFunYouThingsBeenAble

You can tell a lot about a person by what comedians they like.

Jonathan Krisel

YouPersonTellComediansLikeLot

We don't just hop out of bed, scratch our eyes, and become an NBA baller. It's a process. It's a tough grind that you have to go through that people don't understand.

Chauncey Billups

EyesPeopleToughProcessYouGrind

I don't think 'Playboy' would have been successfully started on either coast.

Christie Hefner

ThinkStartedBeenWouldEither

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