Ian McShane Quotes

I don't think that acting is as youth-obsessed as the general culture. In acting, as you get older, you get better, and the parts you get improve, too. But that's only true for a man, not a woman.

Ian McShane

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: actor
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: September 29, 1942

Topics

CultureWomanManThinkBetterYou

I was always told that I was too small, too skinny, too slow, not tough enough, and I never ever believed what people told me.

Joe Theismann

PeopleMeSmallToughSlowEnough

I listen to Jay-Z, Nelly, Nas, Ludacris and all the young kids out there. I listen to them, and I have mad respect for them.

Stephanie Mills

RespectMadYoungListenOutKids

I have always found humor in places where humor wasn't necessarily intended.

Silas Weir Mitchell

HumorPlacesAlwaysWhereFound

I am here by the will of the Great Spirit, and by his will I am chief.

Sitting Bull

GreatI AmWillSpiritHereChief

Playing a sinner is very liberating!

Michelle Yeoh

PlayingSinnerLiberatingVery

I've never been a fan of loans between relatives or friends. They can divide relationships.

Jean Chatzky

FriendsRelationshipsNeverRelatives

I'm sure Sting's a lovely guy. It's just that nobody wants to be seen as that holier-than-thou thing. That over-earnestness is a bit of a problem with people in bands and celebrities or whatever.

Jarvis Cocker

PeopleProblemNobodyLovelyGuy

You need massive recruitment to tell the poorest of the poor what is possible.

Jonathan Kozol

YouPoorPossibleNeedTellMassive

I always felt sorry for the sidekick as a kid. They never got their due and it left a very bad taste in the mouth - they are defined by a subordinate relationship to someone else. I always felt like a bit of sidekick when I was a kid and it didn't feel fair.

China Mieville

RelationshipSorrySomeoneMouthBad

I'm sort of one of those weird actors who whenever I do a play, I think, 'Oh, we should film this,' as opposed to have to belt it out of ourselves in a theater auditorium.

Clive Owen

ThinkWeirdPlayOutFilmBelt

All cultures have these feelings about non-functional areas of activity. And the more time people have on their hands, the more they commit it to those areas.

Brian Eno

TimePeopleHandsFeelingsMore

You get money out of acting. You get gray hair out of directing. Actually, I get more of a rush from directing.

Tim Robbins

MoneyHairYouActingMoreGray

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