All Ian Mckellen Quotes
- I think New York audiences are some of the brightest in the world, and certainly the most enthusiastic. Audiences
- Capitalism offers you freedom, but far from giving people freedom, it enslaves them. Capitalism
- Gandalf is ever-present in my life. I like it. Ever Present
- You put anyone in the outfit, and they look like Gandalf. Not that clever. Anyone
- Until I came out, my acting was all about disguise, and thereafter it became about telling the truth. Acting
- If I have any audience, they can know that anything I am in, I would go see, with the expectation of being really satisfied. Any
- I love working in New York. Love
- Before I ever acted as an amateur - which I did a great deal at school and at university - I used to go to… Acted
- When I left Cambridge, I applied to regional repertory theaters in the U.K. and got accepted by one of them... And here I am, still… Accepted
- I used to comfort myself when I became an actor that it was a useful job, entertaining people. And it was important to do it… Actor
- The battle going on over gay marriage in America reveals an awful lot. The Bible belt - people hate gay people. Because the Bible tells… America
- Gandalf saves the world and saves the soul of the world, really. Gandalf
- No actor wants to play to an empty house. Actor
- I was a shy gay man at a time when it was illegal to be gay. Gay
- Magneto wants to cope with the difficulties thrust upon him by society and by his own nature. Cope
- One thing Middle-earth is short on is the feminine. Earth
- No one seems to wash in Middle-earth. Earth
- Gandalf is in Middle-earth to keep an eye on everybody, and that can be a rather serious matter. Earth
- Gandalf the Grey was always the guy I prefer. Gandalf the White was driven to do a particular job, whereas Gandalf the Grey is a… Bit
- Thanks to every gay person in public and non-public life who has come out. Every Gay
- I increasingly see organized religion as actually my enemy. They treat me as their enemy. Not all Christians, of course. Not all Jews, not all… All
- The conventional wisdom is that if you are gay, you cannot play the romantic straight lead in a movie. Cannot Play
- To be allowed for the first time in your later career to play leading parts in extremely popular movies is not a situation to worry… Allowed
- I learned that coming out was crucial to self-esteem. Coming
- Establishing the rights for gay people to be married would cost the Australian government nothing financially and would gain for you worldwide respect from people… Australia