All Ian Mckellen Quotes
- My own death threats have declined considerably. Considerably
- There are deaths in public places on the grounds that the victim is gay. Deaths
- Why not celebrate those who want to marry and bring up a family? Bring
- There are some fantastic parts for older actors. Actor
- Bolton School has a great tradition in the liberal arts. Arts
- I think with Shakespeare you can be required to do absolutely anything at the turn of a sixpence - suddenly you go into a battle,… Absolutely
- The wonderful thing about modern medicine is that so many of these complaints that used to signify old age and decline can be coped with. Age
- Most actors are not rich - they are very poor indeed. What keeps them going is that they just love the job. Actor
- The one thing you can ask, I think, is that actors get paid a living wage. I would like it if all the repertory theatres… Actor
- Who does understand life? Life
- I have lots of fans, they are mostly under the age of 12, boys and girls. Age
- Tolkien is as good as Dickens at sketching a scene. Dickens
- There is a fantasy as old as the modern gay rights movement that if all our skins turned lavender overnight, the majority, confounded by our… All
- There have been many gay knights in the past - like Sir Noel Coward or Sir John Gielgud. Been
- You might be surprised by how interested young people are in older people. Interested
- In the U.K. there is still work to be done, particularly in schools, stopping the homophobic bullies in the playground and introducing unbiased discussion on… Bullies
- In any human-rights campaign, everybody must do what they can. Any
- In Singapore, Malcolm X type of activity would be extremely difficult because the government can be very harsh on lawbreakers. Activity
- Fame creeps up on you. Creeps
- Every anti-gay remark from the Church gives the thug a license to be cruel. Anti
- Imagine trying to be a gay actor, a gay anything in modern Russia? Where to be positively oneself, to be affectionate in public with someone… Actor
- I often get mistaken for Dumbledore. One wizard is very much like another. Dumbledore
- The first film role I deliberately chose to play after I came out was a raging heterosexual, John Profumo. Came
- I got intrigued by working in small theatres. Intrigued
- I get pretty grumpy about TV. Get Pretty