English - Actor | May 25, 1939 -
I'm not quite as cool as I would like to be, really.
Ian Mckellen
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I think New York audiences are some of the brightest in the world, and certainly the most enthusiastic.
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The spirit of the four hobbits in 'Lord of the Rings,' I suppose I miss that.
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You put anyone in the outfit, and they look like Gandalf. Not that clever.
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Until I came out, my acting was all about disguise, and thereafter it became about telling the truth.
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If I have any audience, they can know that anything I am in, I would go see, with the expectation of being really satisfied.
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I love working in New York.
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The strength of British theatre should be that these actors in their middle years know what they're doing and are good at it. Not rich, not famous, but making a living.
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I got better as an actor, and still I'm getting better. That's only been possible because there's always been work.
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Why do you act? You act for an audience. In the theatre, you're in their presence. Film stars don't know what it is to have an audience.
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I've always had very catholic tastes.
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'Lord of the Rings' was about saving the world, big time, big duties.
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