Idris Elba: ‘If I acknowledged all my critics I’d have a miserable life’

hollywood.com:

Idris Elba swerves most online criticism so he can better enjoy his life.The Luther actor, 48, reveals during an appearance on Liz Bonnin’s podcast What Planet Are We On?

he’s “sensitive” to disapproval because he is just like everyone else.“I tend to be a lot more sensitive to it so therefore I don’t read it.

I try to stay away from it,” he explained. “And the reason I’m sensitive to it is because I don’t feel different to anyone. I just happen to be in an industry that sheds a lot more light on me.Idris Elba once said: ‘Sucess has not negated racism for me’“And then my value system my personal life gets brought up into that and I’m just an entertainer.