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 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
Before acting, I wanted to become a journalist. I also toyed with the idea of being a chef - but that's only when people asked me what I wanted to be. In fact, I always used to say I wanted to be an actor, but I didn't ever believe that I was good enough to be come one. Ian Mckellen actactorask share on social
Shakespeare's villains are fabulous because none of them know that they are villains. Well, sometimes they do. Ian Mckellen fabulousshakespearevillain Change image and share on social
Why do you act? You act for an audience. In the theatre, you're in their presence. Film stars don't know what it is to have an audience. Ian Mckellen actaudiencefilm Change image and share on social
I certainly don't disparage someone whose attitude towards their work is utterly different from mine - that's up to them. Ian Mckellen attitudedisparagemine Change image and share on social
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?' Ian Mckellen childdayfeel Change image and share on social
I certainly wouldn't define myself as a northerner. I'm not even really sure what that means. I've lived in London for 50 years. I wasn't born here, but I have spent most of my life here. So I don't make much of it, to be honest. I'm just myself. Ian Mckellen beardefinehave share on social
