I've always felt that 'X-Men' was about something serious. It wasn't just fantasy. — 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
When I came out, I told my stepmother Gladys, and she just said she had known for years and was glad I… — Ian Mckellen Copy Share Image
I had never come across the 'X-Men' comics till I was asked to play Magneto, so I just jumped into that job. — Ian Mckellen Copy Share Image
Most actors are not rich - they are very poor indeed. What keeps them going is that they just love the job. — Ian Mckellen Copy Share Image
People who are truly horrible are often the most interesting people in the room. You look at them and just say, 'Why?' — 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
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
You won't hear me talk about my politics, you won't hear me talk about my vegetarianism, you won't hear me comment on… — Ian Mckellen Copy Share Image
The huge difference in my lifetime is that you can just go up to somebody and make a pass. You couldn't do… — Ian Mckellen Copy Share Image
I just followed my parents' example and advice on living, which was to leave the world a better place than you found… — 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
I certainly wouldn't define myself as a northerner. I'm not even really sure what that means. I've lived in London for 50… — 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
I'm fortunate to be famous for two rather imposing characters like Magneto and Gandalf. — Ian Mckellen Copy Share
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
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
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
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
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
Until I came out, my acting was all about disguise, and thereafter it became about telling the truth. — Ian Mckellen Copy Share
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
When I appeared in 'Coronation Street,' I lived in Manchester and enjoyed it very much. — Ian Mckellen Copy Share
Before acting, I wanted to become a journalist. I also toyed with the idea of being a chef - but that's only when people… — Ian Mckellen Copy Share
