All Ian Mckellen Quotes
- Kids are coming out earlier and earlier - some, as young as twelve now - and schools need to take that into account. Account
- 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 for… Acting
- The demographic of our audience is young. It also contains a high proportion of black, Jewish and gay people, who have all been encouraged by… All
- I'm dead against the idea that you should try to "cure" people of being gay. Cure
- On the day after 9/11, I walking through the smoke and the smells of New York. There were knots of policemen everywhere. As I went… Called
- I love the Broadway audiences, who relish live drama and don't hesitate to display their enthusiasm. Audience
- Success in the movies has pushed me to places I didn't know I was allowed to go. Allowed
- A few years ago, a friend said to me: "You do realize, Ian, when X-Men and Lord of the Rings come out, your life will… Ago
- Journalists often ask me: "Aren't you sorry that after all the work you've done, you're best known as Magneto and Gandalf?" But that's what I've… All
- Actors are merely the medium through which a story happens. Actors
- I am very lucky to be man because women have a terrible time getting older parts. It's much more difficult. Difficult
- Television can take anything. It can take the most exaggerated of storytelling forms. Exaggerated
- It's a joy to be up close to Derek Jacobi's work. Alas, we haven't worked very much, over the years, since we were at university… Alas
- In the old-fashioned sitcoms, to be gay was, in itself, funny, and you laughed at the characters rather than with them. Character
- Try and understand what part you have to play in the world in which you live. There's more to life than you know and it's… All
- If you've got Mystique as your girlfriend the fun you could have in bed - I've just imagined X-Men 3 might open with me in… Bed
- 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 never going to… Able
- That was the big effect Lord of the Rings had on me. It was discovering New Zealand. And even more precious were the people- not… All
- Acting is a very personal process. It has to do with expressing your own personality, and discovering the character you're playing through your own experience… Acting
- Before acting, I wanted to become a journalist. I also toyed with the idea of being a chef - but that's only when people asked… Acting
- I think the point to be understood is that we're all different. I've never been a fan of theories of acting. I didn't go to… Act
- When you were on stage, you could be absolutely open about your emotions and indulge them and express yourself in a way that - in… Absolutely
- I have never wanted to be typecast, one of those actors who plays a variation on a one-note theme. So just as I enjoy playing… Acting
- Quite low down in the list is "How much am I going to be paid?"... my main feeling about money is that I don`t want… Acting
- My ambition is to get better as an actor. Actor