"What an honor it was to step into the shoes of Nelson Mandela and portray a man who defied odds, broke down barriers, and championed human rights before the eyes of the world."

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Source : "Harvey Weinstein and Idris Elba React to Nelson Mandela’s Passing". www.indiewire.com. December 5, 2013.

Idris Elba

#Eye Quotes #Men Quotes #Rights Quotes

“Half of all kids in public education are below the poverty line. Two-thirds of the achievement gap comes from factors outside of school. Teachers influence about seven to ten percent of what happens in kids' lives. When you think about those statistics, you have to think about how to re-envision education so it's holistic and so we share responsibility.”
“weakness is a great bully without knowing it ...”
“He's a mean, mean man, but I love him all I can.”

Source : Song: Mean Mean Man, 2008
“I tell myself that I know you, and then when I think about it, I realize that I don't.”
“I'm not in favor of the death penalty. But I'm in favor of locking these people away in maximum security units where they can never get out. They can never escape. They can never be paroled. Lock the bad ones away. But you gotta rethink everybody else.”
“There's no friends like the old friends.”

Source : James Joyce (1967). “Dubliners”, p.14, Lulu.com
“I would like the film to make people think about the place of women in the world - the advances and setbacks that they have experienced these past years in terms of their freedom.”

Source : Source: blogs.indiewire.com
“The artist's personality, built upon strong desires and compassionate vision, is by its nature prone to depression.”

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