What's upsetting about an autobiography is that the final chapter is always missing. I mean, you want the death, don't you? Ian Mckellen autobiographychapterdeath Change image and share on social
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. Ian Mckellen christianenemyincreasingly 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
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
One school invited me down, as two pupils had come out, and the headmaster didn't know what to do about it. I said, 'How many students here are gay?' and he said, 'Just these two.' Clearly not. 'How many gay members of staff have you got?' He had no idea. And this was a concerned man. Ian Mckellen concerngayheadmaster 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
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
There are not many things in my life I can be absolutely proud of or certain I got right, but one of them is that I've got better as an actor. I've learnt how to do it. And I still have enough energy to do it. Ian Mckellen absolutelyactorenergy share on social
