I don't make any distinction between a popular TV series or blockbuster film and doing Shakespeare. They're different, but as long as the material is good and the intention is honourable, it's all the same to me.
From Ian Mckellen
I was a shy gay man at a time when it was illegal to be gay.
There are a lot of actors - I'm probably one - who are most at home when they're on stage.
Magneto wants to cope with the difficulties thrust upon him by society and by his own nature.
Tony Blair is not a villain, but he's played the part very well.
Bill Gallagher's new version of 'The Prisoner' is an enthralling commentary on modern culture. It is witty, intelligent and disturbing. I am very excited to be involved.
It's an interesting but useless bit of information that every single character in 'The Lord of the Rings' and 'The Hobbit' wears a wig, and many of them wears a prosthetic - false ears, feet, hands. In my case, nose.
One thing Middle-earth is short on is the feminine.
No one seems to wash in Middle-earth.
In the past, kids didn't tell their parents they were gay, so there were never the bust-ups. Some parents react so strongly to the news that their children are gay that the reaction is, 'Get out of our house.' There's a residue of old prejudices that are going to die hard.
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