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

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

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

- 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…

- 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 …

- Ian Mckellen

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

- Ian Mckellen

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

- 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…

- 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.

- Ian Mckellen