The 41-year-old actor, who played a drug-dealing businessman Russell Bell in the show, has seen only a handful of episodes of the HBO series, reported TMZ online.
"I have seen a full episode at screenings but never at home. I have never watched an entire season. I have not seen any episode of season two, most of season three and none of seasons four and five. I am super critical of my own work," Elba said.
"As an actor, if you are being told how wonderful you are, what do you need to strive for? I don't know if I'm good just because some critic says I am in the press," he said.
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