“I've always longed for the theatre and acting to be popular. No actor wants to play to an empty house. We only do it for an audience. The more the merrier. 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.” WantLongDifferentPlayFilmActorsHouseActingAudienceMaterialsTvsEmptySeriesIntentionTheatreDistinctionTv SeriesBlockbusterEmpty HousesMore The Merrier Author:Ian Mckellen
“The demographic of our audience is young. It also contains a high proportion of black, Jewish and gay people, who have all been encouraged by society to think of themselves as oddities or mutants. I hope that's why X-Men chimes with them - it's certainly why I was attracted to the idea in the first place.” PeopleThinkingMenFirstsIdeasYoungBlackAudienceGayProportionGay PeopleDemographicsX MenMutantsChimesOddities Author:Ian Mckellen
“I love the Broadway audiences, who relish live drama and don't hesitate to display their enthusiasm.” AudienceDramaEnthusiasmDisplayBroadwayRelish Author:Ian Mckellen
“Most of the time when you do a job, a play or a film, you're wondering, "Will there be an audience?"” PlayJobsFilmWonderAudience Author:Ian Mckellen
“My reaction to 3D is subtly. Things don't come out at you, but rather you - The audience come into the film.” FilmAudienceReactions Author:Ian Mckellen
“When you're on stage with an audience, the director's nowhere to be seen. He's onto the next job.” JobsNextAudienceStageDirectors Author:Ian Mckellen
“Macbeth is a very popular play with audiences. If you want to sell out a theater, just mount a production of Macbeth. It's a short play, it's an exciting play, it's easy to understand, and it attracts great acting.” IfsWantPlayEasyActingAudienceExcitingTheaterSellsProductionsVery Popular Author:Ian Mckellen
“When we'd suggested doing it, the Theatre Royal management had said, 'Nobody wants to see Waiting for Godot.' As it happened, every single ticket was booked for every single performance, and this confirmation that our judgment was right was sweet. Audiences came to us from all over the world. It was amazing.” WorldWantSaidWaitingAudienceHappenedSweetJudgmentPerformancesManagementTheatreTicketsRoyalConfirmationGodotWaiting For Godot Author:Ian Mckellen
“In the theatre, the actor is in total control. The director wasn't in the house last night, the designer wasn't there, the author's dead. It's just us and the audience.” LastsNightActorsHouseAudienceDirectorsTheatreDesignerLast Night Author:Ian Mckellen
