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
If I say often enough that I'm going to be in 'King Kong,' I'm hoping that Peter Jackson will take the hint. — Ian Mckellen Copy Share Image
If you get criticized, good - I don't think people get criticized enough. People talk behind your back and they criticize you,… — 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 know actors who have had to turn down good roles because they just don't pay enough. It's hard. — Ian Mckellen Copy Share Image
I've had enough of being a gay icon! I've had enough of all this hard work, because, since I came out, I… — Ian Mckellen Copy Share Image
There are not many things in my life I can be absolutely proud of or certain I got right, but one of… — 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
