[INTERVIEW] Idris Elba On Fighting Taraji P. Henson In ‘No Good Deeds’ + Why He Refuses to Read His Own Press

Screen Shot 2014-09-26 at 9.24.59 AM

When asked the piece of advice he’s learned about working in Hollywood, he surprisingly admits that he rarely reads any press about himself.

Don’t read your own press…You know, when you read your own press, you start to believe…If I believed my own press, I’d be you know, the best looking, best actor, you know the most popular with the biggest dick…You know what I mean, I don’t read any of that stuff, so I try to stay away from it…

No Good Deed is still in theaters. For all things Idris Elba, follow him on Twitter @Idris Elba.

Follow me: @theJasmineBRAND on Twitter | theJasmineBRAND on Facebook | theJasmineBRAND on Instagram