The press like to talk to actors. They mustn't be surprised when actors talk back to them. Ian Mckellen actorbackmustn 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
People who are truly horrible are often the most interesting people in the room. You look at them and just say, 'Why?' Ian Mckellen horribleinterestpeople Change image and share on social
I'm not quite as cool as I would like to be, really. Ian Mckellen cool Change image and share on social
The thing you notice here after America is how refreshingly ordinary people look because they haven't had their chin wrapped around the back of their ears. Ian Mckellen americabackchin Change image and share on social
I've always felt that 'X-Men' was about something serious. It wasn't just fantasy. Ian Mckellen fantasyfelthave Change image and share on social
Godot is whatever it is in life that you are waiting for: 'I'm waiting to win the lottery. I'm waiting to fall in love'. For me, as a child, it was Christmas. At least that eventually came. Ian Mckellen childchristmaseventually Change image and share on social
When I went to lobby Nelson Mandela while the post-apartheid constitution was being drafted, I asked him to endorse making it illegal to discriminate on grounds of sexuality. I'd been warned that he might giggle if I mentioned homosexuality. Ian Mckellen apartheidaskconstitution share on social
Will I miss Gandalf? Well, I don't miss him, because people are constantly coming up to me mentioning him and talking about him, so I don't feel that I've lost contact. Ian Mckellen comeconstantlycontact Change image and share on social