I got better as an actor, and still I'm getting better. That's only been possible because there's always been work. — Ian Mckellen Copy Share Image
When I left Cambridge, I applied to regional repertory theaters in the U.K. and got accepted by one of them... And here… — Ian Mckellen Copy Share Image
I have heard of people dying from prostate cancer, and they are the unlucky ones, the people who didn't know they had… — Ian Mckellen Copy Share Image
Theatre is relatively easy if you're British - you're living in the theatre capital of the world, London - there are so… — Ian Mckellen Copy Share Image
One school invited me down, as two pupils had come out, and the headmaster didn't know what to do about it. I… — Ian Mckellen Copy Share Image
Doing some of the 'Lord Of The Rings' press junkets got a bit claustrophobic. — Ian Mckellen Copy Share Image
I have got prostate cancer, and I have to keep monitoring that. It's no problem, it's under control and I'm very cool… — Ian Mckellen Copy Share Image
Some relationships get easier as you get older, depending on what sort of person you are. I don't think I've got any… — Ian Mckellen Copy Share Image
If we just made one movie, 'The Hobbit,' the fact is that all the fans, the eight-, nine- and 10-year-old boys, they… — 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
