I've always longed for the theatre and acting to be popular. No actor wants to play to an empty house. We only… — Ian Mckellen Copy Share Image
Until I came out, my acting was all about disguise, and thereafter it became about telling the truth. — Ian Mckellen Copy Share Image
Before acting, I wanted to become a journalist. I also toyed with the idea of being a chef - but that's only… — Ian Mckellen Copy Share Image
I came rather late to film. I've done an awful lot of theater before - before I discovered the camera, you know,… — Ian Mckellen Copy Share Image
The most likely explanation is the most practical. 'Macbeth' is a very popular play with audiences. If you want to sell out… — Ian Mckellen Copy Share Image
Macbeth is a very popular play with audiences. If you want to sell out a theater, just mount a production of Macbeth.… — Ian Mckellen Copy Share Image
Every time you work is a challenge. There's a constant worry about it, and it's a side of acting I don't like. — Ian Mckellen Copy Share Image
I think the point to be understood is that we're all different. I've never been a fan of theories of acting. I… — Ian Mckellen Copy Share Image
Quite low down in the list is "How much am I going to be paid?"... my main feeling about money is that… — Ian Mckellen Copy Share Image
Acting is a very big part of what human beings do. A dog is always a dog, but we're always changing. — Ian Mckellen Copy Share Image
My acting stopped being about disguise and became about truth which suits the camera, so my film career took off when I… — Ian Mckellen Copy Share Image
For old actors, just remember that inside you're only 14. Acting is for kids. You poor old grown-ups, you've forgotten how to… — Ian Mckellen Copy Share Image
I have never wanted to be typecast, one of those actors who plays a variation on a one-note theme. So just as… — Ian Mckellen Copy Share Image
I'm not experienced enough, or certain enough of my acting on the screen to say to a director, "You are wrong, I… — Ian Mckellen Copy Share Image
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… — Ian Mckellen Copy Share Image
Acting is no longer about lying. It's now about revealing the truth. People are at ease with me now. Honesty is the… — Ian Mckellen Copy Share Image
Acting is a very personal process. It has to do with expressing your own personality, and discovering the character you're playing through… — Ian Mckellen Copy Share Image
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… — Ian Mckellen Copy Share Image
It's my impression that I've done every job that I've been asked to do. — Ian Mckellen Copy Share Image
I'm fortunate to be famous for two rather imposing characters like Magneto and Gandalf. — Ian Mckellen Copy Share Image
If you are playing King Lear you are the centre of attention anyway. You don't need to draw attention to yourself. It's all laid… — Ian Mckellen Copy Share Image
Godot is whatever it is in life that you are waiting for: 'I'm waiting to win the lottery. I'm waiting to fall in love'.… — Ian Mckellen Copy Share Image
I'm only an actor. I'm not a writer. I'm not going to leave any legacy. All I've ever done is learn the lines and… — Ian Mckellen Copy Share Image
I'd never read 'Lord of the Rings' until I was asked to play Gandalf, so I didn't really know it was a frightfully famous… — Ian Mckellen Copy Share Image
You might be surprised by how interested young people are in older people. — Ian Mckellen Copy Share Image
The strength of British theatre should be that these actors in their middle years know what they're doing and are good at it. Not… — Ian Mckellen Copy Share Image
Until I came out, my acting was all about disguise, and thereafter it became about telling the truth. — Ian Mckellen Copy Share Image
Elijah looks angelic but his beauty of spirit is what makes his Frodo leap out of the screen. Unalloyed goodness is one of the… — Ian Mckellen Copy Share Image
