"I was a shy gay man at a…" — Ian Mckellen

"I was a shy gay man at a time when it was illegal to be gay."

— Ian Mckellen

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103 Quotes by Ian Mckellen

Ian Mckellen has 103 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

The thing you notice here after America is how refreshingly ordinary people look, because they haven't had their chin wrapped…
I often thought my gravestone would say, 'Here lies Gandalf. He came out,'
I've had enough of being a gay icon! I've had enough of all this hard work, because, since I came…
Macbeth is a very popular play with audiences. If you want to sell out a theater, just mount a production…
Personally, coming out was one of the most important things I've ever done, lifting from my shoulders the millstone of…
There are not many things in my life I can be absolutely proud of or certain I got right, but…
When we'd suggested doing it, the Theatre Royal management had said, 'Nobody wants to see Waiting for Godot.' As it…
There's no sex in Middle Earth.
It was wrongly assumed that I wished to become some sort of leader among gay activists, whereas in reality I…
In the theatre, the actor is in total control. The director wasn't in the house last night, the designer wasn't…
It is very, very, very difficult for an American actor who wants a film career to be open about his…
If I was on a march at the moment I would be saying to everyone: Be honest with each other.…

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Everybody's journey is individual. If you fall in love with a boy, you fall in love with a boy. The… — James A. Baldwin
You know, I'm gay and I grew up being aware of that at a very early age, in a fairly… — Alan Ball
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Growing up in a Jewish matriarchal world inside the patriarchal paradise of Salt Lake City, Utah, gave me increased perspective… — Roseanne Barr
I am not sure how much I would like being married if I wasn't married to him. A man who… — Lynda Barry
In itself, homosexuality is as limiting as heterosexuality: the ideal should be to be capable of loving a woman or… — Simone de Beauvoir
I think specifically because of the character that I played, people are very connected to her. I used to get… — Amber Benson
Every one of my positions cuts - out half the country. I'm pro-choice, I'm pro-gay rights, I'm pro-immigration, I'm against… — Michael Bloomberg
I like to think that if I were gay I would be out. Rupert Everett-style. — Ben Affleck
Marriage hasn't been my thing. But gay people, knock yourselves out! — Ben Affleck
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