Ian Mckellen Quotes & Sayings (Page 4)

“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.”

“My ambition is to get better as an actor.”

“I think New York audiences are some of the brightest in the world, and certainly the most enthusiastic.”

“I was brought up in industrial south Lancashire, down the cobbled road from where LS Lowry (1887-1976) lived and painted.”

“I'm fortunate to be famous for two rather imposing characters like Magneto and Gandalf.”

“The thing you notice here after America is how refreshingly ordinary people look because they haven't had their chin wrapped around the back of their ears.”

“Actors don't, in fact, retire, do they? It took me a while to remember that.”

“Even now, there are young actors who want careers as romantic leading men, and the best thing is not to reveal you're gay.”

“Fame creeps up on you.”

“I have lots of fans, they are mostly under the age of 12, boys and girls.”