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
Imagine trying to be a gay actor, a gay anything in modern Russia? Where to be positively oneself, to be affectionate in public with someone you love of the same gender, or to talk of that love in the hearing of anyone under 18, will put you prison? Ian Mckellen actoraffectionategay 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
There is a fantasy as old as the modern gay rights movement that if all our skins turned lavender overnight, the majority, confounded by our numbers and our diversity, and recognising a few of our faces, would at once let go of prejudice forevermore. Ian Mckellen confounddiversityface share on social
The most likely explanation is the most practical. 'Macbeth' is a very popular play with audiences. If you want to sell out a theater, just mount a production of 'Macbeth'. It's a short play, it's an exciting play, it's easy to understand, and it attracts great acting. Ian Mckellen actattractaudience share on social
Capitalism offers you freedom, but far from giving people freedom, it enslaves them. Ian Mckellen capitalismenslavefreedom Change image and 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
Eventually, before I die, I hope to have written about every part I've played. Ian Mckellen dieeventuallyhave Change image and share on social
