Inspirational Quotes, Motivational Sayings, and Wise Words for Daily Inspiration

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I've always longed for the theatre and acting to be popular. No actor wants to play to an empty house. We only do it for an audience. The more the merrier. I don't make any distinction between a popular TV series or blockbuster film and doing Shakespeare. They're different, but as long as the material is good and the intention is honourable, it's all the same to me.

Ian Mckellen's Popular Quotes

I've had enough of being a gay icon! I've had enough of all this hard work, because, since I came out, I keep getting all these parts, and my career'…

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That was the big effect Lord of the Rings had on me. It was discovering New Zealand. And even more precious were the people- not at all like the Aust…

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I often thought my gravestone would say, 'Here lies Gandalf. He came out,'

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I’ve often thought the Bible should have a disclaimer in the front saying this is fiction.

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Acting is a very personal process. It has to do with expressing your own personality, and discovering the character you're playing through your own e…

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In fact, my face has shrunk in the meantime, but it won't be particularly noticeable because it's covered up with hair. So I hope I'm not alarmed if …

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I'm dead against the idea that you should try to "cure" people of being gay.

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I think if I were asked to do as many as fifty takes, I would assume the director had no idea what he wanted, and was just hoping, eventually, to see…

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To know you are in the company with people who love and care for each other, as well as for whatever they are working on, is almost essential.

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