Most actors are not rich - they are very poor indeed. What keeps them going is that they just love the job. Ian Mckellen actorjoblove Change image and share on social
I used to comfort myself when I became an actor that it was a useful job, entertaining people. And it was important to do it as well as you possibly can. Ian Mckellen actorcomfortentertain Change image and share on social
'Macbeth' was a very lucky play for me. Ian Mckellen luckymacbethplay Change image and share on social
I was brought up in industrial south Lancashire, down the cobbled road from where LS Lowry (1887 - 1976) lived and painted. Ian Mckellen bringcobbleindustrial Change image and share on social
It's nice for me to be in touch with a younger generation. Ian Mckellen generationnicetouch Change image and share on social
If I have any audience, they can know that anything I am in, I would go see, with the expectation of being really satisfied. Ian Mckellen audienceexpectationsatisfy Change image and share on social
I always walk up the escalator on the Tube, and I live in a house with a lot of stairs, and that's good exercise, but you need more than that. Ian Mckellen escalatorexercisegood Change image and share on social
I know actors who have had to turn down good roles because they just don't pay enough. It's hard. Ian Mckellen actorgoodhard Change image and share on social
Before I ever acted as an amateur - which I did a great deal at school and at university - I used to go to the theater with my parents in the north of England, where I was born and brought up... Theater of all sorts. Ian Mckellen actamateurbear share on social
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. Ian Mckellen adventureatmospherebook share on social
