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Ian McShane

Ian McShane

English Actor

Born: Sep 29, 1942

Acting Get Good Me Think You

Related authors: Bill Nighy Charlie Chaplin John Cleese Michael Caine Robert Pattinson Tom Hardy Tom Hiddleston Tom Holland

I don't believe in the death penalty, but I understand personal vengeance. Ian McShane

Death Believe Penalty Vengeance Understand Death Penalty Personal

People tweet before they think, and it becomes obsessive. Ian McShane

People Before Think Obsessive Becomes Tweet

The bad boy: always more fun. Ian McShane

Bad Bad Boy More Boy Always Fun

Seventy years old! How did that happen? I was part of the generation that wasn't going to die. Ian McShane

Generation Old Seventy Part How Years Did Die Going Happen

When you've done a show that's as successful as 'Lovejoy' was, it hangs around for a few years, and people know you from it. I escaped the shadow when I stopped 'Lovejoy' by not doing any television for four years. Ian McShane

You People Few Television Shadow Know Around Doing Years Escaped Any Done Stopped Successful Show Four

I'm a child of the Sixties. Ian McShane

Child Sixties

I had a bit of a male menopause. It started at the age of 18 and continued until I was 45. Ian McShane

Age Bit Menopause Had Until Continue Male Started

When you're in your early 20s, you go ahead and do everything. And it's very hard to judge yourself. Ian McShane

You Yourself Judge Everything Go Very Your Hard Early Early 20s

Theater is a dance of a different kind, a dance of rawness and characters stripped down. Ian McShane

Dance Down Stripped Characters Kind Different Theater Different Kind

My dad was a football player - a soccer player - for Manchester United, and I loved playing football, but I also happened to be the guy in class who was pretty good at sight reading. My teacher gave me scripts, and I was very comfortable. Ian McShane

Teacher Good Me Class Reading Gave Sight Pretty Pretty Good Guy Football Football Player Also Comfortable Very Manchester Manchester United Happened Loved Loved Playing Scripts Soccer Who Dad United Player Playing

What's great about acting is you can let all your wackiness hang out while you work. Ian McShane

Work Great You Out About Hang While Acting Your

There's only two kinds of actors - good ones and bad ones... and lucky ones and unlucky ones. Ian McShane

Good Unlucky Bad Good Ones Kinds Only Bad Ones Lucky Actor Two

If 'Deadwood' had gone on another two years, I wouldn't have got as many movies made. Ian McShane

Made Gone Had Another Deadwood Got Years Movies Many Two

You don't know where life takes you. Ian McShane

Life You Takes Know Where

I had a teacher at school who said, 'We are going to do a play next year, and you're in it.' He said, 'You should try out for the Royal Academy as an actor.' I did and got in. I was 17. My mum wasn't too happy, but it worked out OK. Ian McShane

Teacher You Happy School Try Year Too OK Out Had He Academy Said Got Did Going Worked Next Should Next Year Who Actor Mum Play Royal

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