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
lines
I'm only an actor. I'm not a writer. I'm not going to leave any legacy. All I've ever done is learn the lines and say them.
brightest
I think New York audiences are some of the brightest in the world, and certainly the most enthusiastic.
age boys lots mostly
I have lots of fans, they are mostly under the age of 12, boys and girls.
took
Actors don't, in fact, retire, do they? It took me a while to remember that.
bit press
Doing some of the 'Lord Of The Rings' press junkets got a bit claustrophobic.
became telling thereafter truth until
Until I came out, my acting was all about disguise, and thereafter it became about telling the truth.
came known
When I came out, I told my stepmother Gladys, and she just said she had known for years and was glad I wasn't lying anymore.
mind
I can't make up my mind whether I want to dance like Josef Brown or dance with Josef Brown.
draw life man
In the '50s and '60s, the life of a gay man was a secret. Homosexuality was illegal, so you didn't draw attention to yourself.
job
It's my impression that I've done every job that I've been asked to do.
keeps love
Most actors are not rich - they are very poor indeed. What keeps them going is that they just love the job.
people
People who are truly horrible are often the most interesting people in the room. You look at them and just say, 'Why?'
age complaints decline wonderful
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.
criticized good people
If you get criticized, good - I don't think people get criticized enough. People talk behind your back and they criticize you, but they don't often come up and say it to you.