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
draw life man
In the '50s and '60s, the life of a gay man was a secret. Homosexuality was illegal, so you didn't draw attention to yourself.
mind
I can't make up my mind whether I want to dance like Josef Brown or dance with Josef Brown.
came known
When I came out, I told my stepmother Gladys, and she just said she had known for years and was glad I wasn't lying anymore.
became telling thereafter truth until
Until I came out, my acting was all about disguise, and thereafter it became about telling the truth.
bit press
Doing some of the 'Lord Of The Rings' press junkets got a bit claustrophobic.
took
Actors don't, in fact, retire, do they? It took me a while to remember that.
age boys lots mostly
I have lots of fans, they are mostly under the age of 12, boys and girls.
brightest
I think New York audiences are some of the brightest in the world, and certainly the most enthusiastic.
My ambition is to get better as an actor.
lines
I'm only an actor. I'm not a writer. I'm not going to leave any legacy. All I've ever done is learn the lines and say them.
admit honest limitless love moment people possibilities rid saying whatever
If I was on a march at the moment I would be saying to everyone: 'Be honest with each other. Admit there are limitless possibilities in relationships, and love as many people as you can in whatever way you want, and get rid of your inhibitions, and we'll all be happy.
cool dying people
I have got prostate cancer, and I have to keep monitoring that. It's no problem, it's under control and I'm very cool about it, but other people are dying from it.
In any human-rights campaign, everybody must do what they can.
I've always felt that 'X-Men' was about something serious. It wasn't just fantasy.