No Good Deed is described as, “a classic claustrophobic, sexy thriller in the neo-noir tradition,” by director, Sam Miller. Coming off of the weekend after the film’s release, Idris Elba covers Rolling Out Magazine. The stunning lad sits down with the mag and talks fatherhood, going from in front of the camera to behind the scenes, and the difficulties of playing a character that’s so different from any previous ones.

“I don’t like the violence, as much … it’s difficult beating a woman [and] being in a fight with a woman. But, Taraji got some punches in once or twice,” Idris states.

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How did he prepare for this role of playing such a deranged killer?
“The script is what the script is. I wanted to find out from people who create these situations, what’s missing in their lives. You and I may have a conscious stop button, and we know what we’re doing is wrong … but this guy doesn’t have that,” Elba says of getting into character to play Colin. The interview and cover photo shoot, which was held one day after my poolside revelation, took place at the tree-lined L’Ermitage Beverly Hills, a five-star fabuluxe hotel that sits blocks away from the famed Rodeo Drive.

What I learned during my inquiry is the U.K.-born global entertainer actually studied real-life criminals. “I wanted to research that psychosis to understand the people who are in jail for similar scenarios. My research involved looking into the mentality of someone like Colin, a troubled and anxious man on a mission. There are so many common denominators like their upbringing, neglected at child birth, abused as a child by their mum, dad or siblings, bullying, and they ended up having these similar personalities and didn’t have a conscience,” he reveals.

Elba, who has worked with producer Will Packer on a number of films, including Takers, Obsessed and This Christmas almost had to turn the role down due to his hectic schedule, which includes a second summer season of a DJ residency in Ibiza, the Balearic Islands of Spain. “I play house music. I love it. It’s my reset button. No one cares that I am an actor who deejays. They just want to hear you spin,” says Elba, who goes by Driis when he’s in this element.

During the chat, I share with Elba how convincing he was portraying Colin. He laughs and shares, “I am not scary in real life. I saw it with an audience and said, ‘he’s creepy, this guy, he’s sure creepy.’ The joy of playing that role was taking the audience on a journey.”

What is fatherhood like for Elba in real life?
“I love, love children. I love being a dad; it’s one of the joys of life. In fact, you can take it all away from me tomorrow, but don’t take away my children,” he says. Aww!
He continues, “That little young girl [Mirage] was such a great little actress. She was also great to work with.”

What’s all the talk about Elba doing a 180-degree move from in front of the camera to behind the scenes?
“I am shooting some videos for Jaguar. They have a new car [XE sport] coming out. My production company, Green Door Pictures, is developing social media content for them. That’s the direction I am going in: directing and producing. At GDP, we are developing three films, some TV shows and two documentaries,” he closes.

SOURCE: For more, check out Rolling Out!