You put anyone in the outfit, and they look like Gandalf. Not that clever. Ian Mckellen clevergandalfoutfit Change image and share on social
'King Lear,' I've been seeing all my life. I mean, the great actors of my lifetime... to join their company, as it were, by playing a part that's challenged them, is one of the great joys of being an actor who does the classics. Ian Mckellen actorchallengeclassic share on social
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. Ian Mckellen backcriticizegood Change image and share on social
I just followed my parents' example and advice on living, which was to leave the world a better place than you found it. They were professional do-gooders, ministers of the church, social workers, teachers, and missionaries, that sort of thing. Ian Mckellen advicechurchfind share on social
If we just made one movie, 'The Hobbit,' the fact is that all the fans, the eight-, nine- and 10-year-old boys, they would watch it 1,000 times. Now, they've got three films they can watch 1,000 times. Ian Mckellen 000boyfact share on social
I often get mistaken for Dumbledore. One wizard is very much like another. Ian Mckellen dumbledoremistakewizard Change image and share on social
Tony Blair is not a villain, but he's played the part very well. Ian Mckellen blairpartplay Change image and share on social
There have been many gay knights in the past - like Sir Noel Coward or Sir John Gielgud. Ian Mckellen cowardgaygielgud Change image and share on social
The huge difference in my lifetime is that you can just go up to somebody and make a pass. You couldn't do that in the 1950s if you were gay. There were secret handshakes, a secret language. There was nowhere you could go to be romantic outside of people's houses. Ian Mckellen 1950sdifferencegay share on social
