"The conventional wisdom is that if you are……" — Ian Mckellen

"The conventional wisdom is that if you are gay, you cannot play the romantic straight lead in a movie."

— 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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More Cannot Play Quotes

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Commerce is a game of skill which everyone cannot play and few can play well. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
One cannot play chess if one becomes aware of the pieces as living souls and of the fact that the… — Anatol Rapoport
As Rousseau could not compose without his cat beside him, so I cannot play chess without my king's bishop. In… — Siegbert Tarrasch
When I analyse a position, I have a sparring partner who understands chess amazingly well. In a way I feel… — Boris Gelfand
I am the best tennis player who cannot play tennis. — Ion Tiriac
Time and space cannot play any part between two loving hearts. — Harbhajan Singh Yogi
You cannot play for Arsenal and give up, no matter what the score is. — Arsene Wenger
We cannot play at preaching. We preach for eternity. — Charles Spurgeon
I must be absolutely clear about this. Britain cannot accept the present situation on the budget. It is demonstrably unjust.… — Margaret Thatcher
You cannot play the piano well unless you are singing within you. — Arthur Rubinstein
You cannot play with fire. — Al-Waleed bin Talal
I cannot write music. I cannot play the piano. — Jayne Meadows

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