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 learned that coming out was crucial to self-esteem.
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I've often thought the Bible should have a disclaimer in the front saying, 'This is fiction.'
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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.
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It's an interesting but useless bit of information that every single character in 'The Lord of the Rings' and 'The Hobbit' wears a wig, and many of them wears a prosthetic - false ears, feet, hands. In my case, nose.
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Tony Blair is not a villain, but he's played the part very well.
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I love musicals; I love the ballet, opera, the circus. It's all performance to me.
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I am lucky, I don't have aches and pains. I do Pilates regularly, which is a series of stretching exercises, and I recommend it to anyone of my age because the temptation is not to exercise when you get older. Well, you should.
I often get mistaken for Dumbledore. One wizard is very much like another.
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I was a shy gay man at a time when it was illegal to be gay.
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To be allowed for the first time in your later career to play leading parts in extremely popular movies is not a situation to worry about.
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The spirit of the four hobbits in 'Lord of the Rings,' I suppose I miss that.
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The battle going on over gay marriage in America reveals an awful lot. The Bible belt - people hate gay people. Because the Bible tells them? No, the Bible tells them an awful lot of things that they ignore.
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What's upsetting about an autobiography is that the final chapter is always missing. I mean, you want the death, don't you?
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Even now, there are young actors who want careers as romantic leading men, and the best thing is not to reveal you're gay.