I don't make much distinction between being a stand-up comic and acting Shakespeare - in fact, unless you're a good comedian, you're never going to be able to play Hamlet properly.
I’ve often thought the Bible should have a disclaimer in the front saying this is fiction. - Ian Mckellen
I’ve often thought the Bible should have a disclaimer in the front saying this is fiction.
- Ian Mckellen
I often thought my gravestone would say, 'Here lies Gandalf. He came out,' - Ian Mckellen
I often thought my gravestone would say, 'Here lies Gandalf. He came out,'
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'… - Ian Mckellen
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'…
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… - Ian Mckellen
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…
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… - Ian Mckellen
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…
I'm dead against the idea that you should try to "cure" people of being gay. - Ian Mckellen
I'm dead against the idea that you should try to "cure" people of being gay.
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… - Ian Mckellen
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…
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 … - Ian Mckellen
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 …
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. - Ian Mckellen
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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