English - Actor | May 25, 1939 -
If you are playing King Lear you are the centre of attention anyway. You don't need to draw attention to yourself. It's all laid out for you.
Ian Mckellen
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You see people in Hollywood trying to make blockbuster after blockbuster, but it's not possible. There's some god up there saying, 'You will fail now.' But I suppose that's true of us all.
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I'm not being offered a constant stream of wonderful parts with wonderful directors that would keep me away from the theatre. When they turn up, I do them.
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I used to think 'King Lear' was an analysis of insanity, but I don't really think it is. When Lear is supposed to be at his most insane, he is actually understanding the world for the first time.
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People on television have trouble with fame because audiences think they're their mates.
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I got intrigued by working in small theatres.
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I live for the text. It's my job.
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It's my impression that I've done every job that I've been asked to do.
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'The Da Vinci Code' is the most popular book of our times.
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I don't think many people will re-read 'The Da Vinci Code.'
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I'm an eccentric English actor, and there's a lot of us around.
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If I was a star, it would be difficult to go off and do 'Coronation Street.' So I guess I'm not a star.
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