'Luther' star Idris Elba said in a recent interview while he considers himself part of the 'Black community,' he doesn't call himself a 'Black actor' anymore.
He said he appreciates that"I might be the first to look like me to do a certain thing. And that’s good to leave as part of my legacy. So that other people, Black kids, but also White kids growing up in the circumstances I grew up in, are able to see there was a kid who came from Canning Town who ended up doing what I do. It can be done."
Idris Elba said while he understands the importance of leaving a legacy as a Black performer, he doesn't want to be the first Black man to do something."I’m the first Idris," he says.CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP "I did it because I thought that’s a great profession, and I could do a good job at it," he said."As you get up the ladder, you get asked what it’s like to be the first Black to do this or that. Well, it’s the same as it would be if I were White. It’s the first time for
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