Ian Mckellen
Ian Mckellen
Sir Ian Murray McKellen, CH, CBEis an English actor. He is the recipient of six Laurence Olivier Awards, a Tony Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, a BIF Award, two Saturn Awards, four Drama Desk Awards and two Critics' Choice Awards. He has also received two Academy Award nominations, four BAFTA nominations and five Emmy Award nominations...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth25 May 1939
CityBurnley, England
guess
If I was a star, it would be difficult to go off and do 'Coronation Street.' So I guess I'm not a star.
relationships sort
Some relationships get easier as you get older, depending on what sort of person you are. I don't think I've got any better at them.
bullies discussion homophobic issues playground stopping unbiased work
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 gay issues in the classroom.
till
I had never come across the 'X-Men' comics till I was asked to play Magneto, so I just jumped into that job.
audiences people
People on television have trouble with fame because audiences think they're their mates.
atmosphere notion people tone
The whole atmosphere of the book, the tone of 'The Hobbit,' is of a kid's adventure story, told in the first person by Tolkien, who is introducing young people to the notion of Middle-earth. A lot of it is very light-hearted.
organized religion
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 Muslims.
absolutely cared carrying easier
It's easier to go from theatre to film than the other way round. In film you're absolutely loved and cossetted and cared for. In film your director makes your performance. In theatre you're carrying it all.
life public
Thanks to every gay person in public and non-public life who has come out.
illegal man time
I was a shy gay man at a time when it was illegal to be gay.
trying
On the whole, actors shout when they don't know what they're doing, trying to make an impact.
miss suppose
The spirit of the four hobbits in 'Lord of the Rings,' I suppose I miss that.
came days remember saying sorry tom
I remember Tom Stoppard saying to me when I came out, 'I feel so sorry for you, because you'll never have children.' These days I would say, 'Well, why not, Tom?'
saving time
'Lord of the Rings' was about saving the world, big time, big duties.