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Ian Mckellen

English Actor

Born: May 25, 1939

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Why not celebrate those who want to marry and bring up a family? Ian Mckellen

Family Celebrate Those Marry Up Want Who Why Why Not Bring

There are some fantastic parts for older actors. Ian Mckellen

Older Some Parts Fantastic Actor

When I appeared in 'Coronation Street,' I lived in Manchester and enjoyed it very much. Ian Mckellen

Coronation Very Manchester Much Appeared Lived Street Enjoyed

Capitalism offers you freedom, but far from giving people freedom, it enslaves them. Ian Mckellen

Freedom You Capitalism People Giving Offers Them Far

The press like to talk to actors. They mustn't be surprised when actors talk back to them. Ian Mckellen

Back Press Like Talk Surprised Them Actor

I'll never put my memoirs in print. Ian Mckellen

Memoirs Never Put Print In Print

There's something wholesome about the theatre. Ian Mckellen

Theatre About Something Wholesome

I had never come across the 'X-Men' comics till I was asked to play Magneto, so I just jumped into that job. Ian Mckellen

Job Never Had Come Till Comics Just Asked Across Play

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. Ian Mckellen

There's lots of Tolkien that must be confusing to people. Ian Mckellen

People Must Lots Confusing Tolkien

In the '50s and '60s, the life of a gay man was a secret. Homosexuality was illegal, so you didn't draw attention to yourself. Ian Mckellen

Life Gay You Man Yourself Secret Draw Attention Illegal Homosexuality

I remember Tom Stoppard saying to me when I came out, 'I feel so sorry for you, because you'll never have children.' These days I would say, 'Well, why not, Tom?' Ian Mckellen

Saying Me You Remember Sorry Say Out Would Never Feel Days Well Because Came Children Tom Why Why Not

Shakespeare's villains are fabulous because none of them know that they are villains. Well, sometimes they do. Ian Mckellen

Sometimes Fabulous Shakespeare Know Well Because None Them Villains

I just followed my parents' example and advice on living, which was to leave the world a better place than you found it. They were professional do-gooders, ministers of the church, social workers, teachers, and missionaries, that sort of thing. Ian Mckellen

You World Better Church Example Parents Advice Living Ministers Followed Better Place Missionaries Sort Leave Were Than Just Place Which Social Workers Teachers Professional Found Social Workers Thing

If you get criticized, good - I don't think people get criticized enough. People talk behind your back and they criticize you, but they don't often come up and say it to you. Ian Mckellen

Good You People Think Enough Enough People Back Say Criticize Criticized Come Talk Up Get Often Behind Your

Imagine trying to be a gay actor, a gay anything in modern Russia? Where to be positively oneself, to be affectionate in public with someone you love of the same gender, or to talk of that love in the hearing of anyone under 18, will put you prison? Ian Mckellen

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What's nice for me, having identified myself for years as being rather shy, is now, wherever I am, in public, there tends to be a friendly face who's pleased to see me, and I like that. Ian Mckellen

Myself Me Face Nice Pleased See Rather Having Tends Like Identified Am Years Friendly Being Wherever Public Now Shy

I don't have Gandalf the White's certainty about everything. Ian Mckellen

White Everything About Certainty

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