Elba clarified his comments from a recent interview in which he had said, in part, 'I stopped describing myself as a Black actor when I realized it put me in a box.'
The actor took to Twitter on Saturday to clarify his recent viral remarks to, Elba emphasized that he does indeed consider himself a Black man, but that he doesn’t want to be “defined by race” when it comes to his performing career.
“There isn’t a soul on this earth that can question whether I consider myself a BLACK MAN or not,” Elba wrote. “Being an ‘actor’ is a profession, like being an ‘architect’ ,they are not defined by race. However, If YOU define your work by your race, that is your Perogative. Ah lie?”
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