English - Actor | May 25, 1939 -
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
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I love the Broadway audiences, who relish live drama and don't hesitate to display their enthusiasm.
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I've always felt that 'X-Men' was about something serious. It wasn't just fantasy.
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Doing some of the 'Lord Of The Rings' press junkets got a bit claustrophobic.
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I get pretty grumpy about TV.
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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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Most actors are not rich - they are very poor indeed. What keeps them going is that they just love the job.
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I know actors who have had to turn down good roles because they just don't pay enough. It's hard.
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The one thing you can ask, I think, is that actors get paid a living wage. I would like it if all the repertory theatres that currently exist could do that. It would make a huge difference.
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Who does understand life?
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I have lots of fans, they are mostly under the age of 12, boys and girls.
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Gandalf's a good guy, and it's a good part. He says the right things, he believes the right things. An actor can have fun with it.
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