Idris Elba Quotes

I think there's a tendency for actors like myself, and I don't mean to generalize myself, but I've played 'men's men,' if you will, characters that are simmering rage and calculated. There's a trend not to play anything that is opposed to that.

Idris Elba

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

MyselfMenThinkYouPlayMean

I like to smile when its natural. I'm not mad or anything. That's my style.

Jesse McCartney

SmileStyleMadAnythingNatural

Mentoring is a brain to pick, an ear to listen, and a push in the right direction.

John C. Crosby

BrainDirectionPushMentoringRight

My phone is my favorite travel gadget because it has my translator.

Andrew Zimmern

TravelPhoneBecauseFavoriteGadget

Athens is a great place for me. It is my second home. It's where I won my first world championship medal, it's where I set my world record.

Maurice Greene

HomeGreatMeWorldPlaceFirst

I wasn't a cliquey person, and I think that's because I came from a large family. I got along with everybody, and I usually got along with the people that people didn't like.

Amy Sedaris

FamilyPeopleThinkPersonAlong

The serve, I think, is the most difficult, you know, in terms of coordination, because you got the two arms going, and you got to toss it up at the right time so.

Roger Federer

TimeThinkYouRight TimeKnowUp

My heroes are always ready, willing, and able to execute moves necessary to get themselves out of deep trouble.

Ruth Glick

DeepReadyTroubleHeroesOutGet

I've met so many leaders who realize that telling your colleagues something that is on your mind is so much easier than keeping it in. Sometimes the things we make up in our heads are not nearly as big a deal as we think.

Douglas Conant

MindColleaguesThinkSometimesBig

Of course it looks bad when you're not executing. When things go bad, it's not going to look good.

Phil Simms

GoodYouLookBadLooksGo

I think all recent music sucks, and that includes Type O Negative.

Peter Steele

MusicNegativeThinkI ThinkSucks

As a leader, I have always taught my team that changing course after devising a plan doesn't mean you give up on the mission; it just means you have to find a new path.

Todd Wilcox

LeaderPathTeamPlanMissionYou

I've talked about commodity price volatility in the past: go back to the tape... I never said it was about inflation.

Rick Santelli

PastBackPriceGoSaidNever

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