Ian Mckellen
Ian Mckellen
Sir Ian Murray McKellen, CH, CBEis an English actor. He is the recipient of six Laurence Olivier Awards, a Tony Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, a BIF Award, two Saturn Awards, four Drama Desk Awards and two Critics' Choice Awards. He has also received two Academy Award nominations, four BAFTA nominations and five Emmy Award nominations...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth25 May 1939
CityBurnley, England
I don't have Gandalf the White's certainty about everything.
act portraying pretend
How do I act so well? What I do is I pretend to be the person I'm portraying in the film or play.
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Gandalf the Grey was always the guy I prefer. Gandalf the White was driven to do a particular job, whereas Gandalf the Grey is a bit more humane.
Gandalf saves the world and saves the soul of the world, really.
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Gandalf is in Middle-earth to keep an eye on everybody, and that can be a rather serious matter.
life
Gandalf is ever-present in my life. I like it.
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Every time you work is a challenge. There's a constant worry about it, and it's a side of acting I don't like.
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Eventually, before I die, I hope to have written about every part I've played.
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Capitalism offers you freedom, but far from giving people freedom, it enslaves them.
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Bolton School has a great tradition in the liberal arts.
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Anyone in public life who comes out, comes out primarily for themselves, and their life is immediately improved. That's what happened to me.
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Acting is a very big part of what human beings do. A dog is always a dog, but we're always changing.
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I certainly don't disparage someone whose attitude towards their work is utterly different from mine - that's up to them.
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Anyone who thinks Peter Jackson would fall for market forces around him rather than artistic integrity doesn't know the guy or the body of his work.