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
Eventually, before I die, I hope to have written about every part I've played. Ian Mckellen dieeventuallyhave Change image and share on social
How do I act so well? What I do is I pretend to be the person I'm portraying in the film or play. Ian Mckellen actfilmperson Change image and share on social
I don't any longer make any quality judgement between theater and cinema. They are different experiences for the audience, and they also are for the actors - although they have a lot in common. Ian Mckellen actoraudiencecinema Change image and share on social
I owe a great deal to Harold Hobson, doyen drama critic of the 'U.K. Sunday Times,' who championed me as Shakespeare's Richard II at the 1969 Edinburgh Festival. Ian Mckellen championcriticdeal Change image and share on social
If you've got Mystique as your girlfriend the fun you could have in bed - I've just imagined X-Men 3 might open with me in bed with Patrick Stewart. Ian Mckellen bedfungirlfriend 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
Every anti-gay remark from the Church gives the thug a license to be cruel. Ian Mckellen antichurchcruel Change image and share on social
