IAN MCKELLEN: BOOK OF QUOTES

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ABOUT IAN MCKELLEN

Sir Ian Murray McKellen CH CBE (born 25 May 1939) is an English actor. His career spans six decades, having performed in genres ranging from Shakespearean and modern theatre to popular fantasy and science fiction. Over his career, he has received numerous awards including seven Laurence Olivier Awards, a Tony Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award. He has also received nominations for two Academy Awards, five Primetime Emmy Awards, and four BAFTAs. He achieved worldwide fame for his film roles, including the titular King in Richard III (1995), James Whale in Gods and Monsters (1998), Magneto in the X-Men films, and Gandalf in The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit trilogies.

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QUOTES SAMPLES

"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'm not quite as cool as I would like to be, really."

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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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"The conventional wisdom is that if you are gay, you cannot play the romantic straight lead in a movie."

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"Gandalf's a good guy, and it's a good part. He says the right things, he believes the right things. An actor can have fun with it."

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"I think I've become more modest as the years have gone on."

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"Try and understand what part you have to play in the world in which you live."