English actor Idris Elba covers the latest of Esquire August 2017 fall editorial. Captured by Victor Demarchelier the 44-year-old black actor checked into a hotel dressed in outifits from top designer brands like Burberry and Louis Vuitton. In an interview with the magazine, Idris Elba reflects on The Wire. He shares, “Where I grew up, gangsters had to be smart.
That whole flashy thing—no, mate. It was suits and smiles. I said, ‘That’s how I’m going to make Stringer.’” Discussing his father’s death, Elba explains, “I got to a place where I wasn’t even living anymore. I was becoming a robot with my work.” He adds, “I have no fear of jumping out of burning cars or out of buildings on set, but in reality, I couldn’t run one hundred meters. I just felt out of touch with reality.”
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