“Kids are coming out earlier and earlier - some, as young as twelve now - and schools need to take that into account.” Quote by Ian Mckellen
“I want to make a series of movies that run together, so if any crazy lunatic wants to watch them all in a row, there will be a consistency of tone.” IfsWantRunningTogetherWatchesCrazySeriesToneConsistencyLunatic Author:Peter Jackson
“I saw Waiting for Godot when I was 17 in rep with a then unknown actor called Peter O'Toole playing Vladimir. I remember leaving the theatre promising myself that one day I would have a go at this play and then pretty much forgot it for 50 years.” YearsPlayRememberActorsWaitingSawsOne DayLeavingTheatrePeterGodotWaiting For Godot Author:Patrick Stewart
“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
“All I ever wanted to do was be on stage, if possible acting in Shakespeare. And to be as good as I could be.” IfsWorldWantedFilmFoundInterestActingFantasyStageTvsTrainingConvincedBackgroundsSci FiLarger Than Life Author:Patrick Stewart
“At 12 years old in the dangerous world that I was in, with a very difficult home life, I found the stage was the safest place to be. It was predetermined and predictable - and furthermore you got to be someone else. All the problems only began when you left the building.” WorldYearsProblemHomeFoundLeftDifficultStageDangerousBuildingPredictablePredeterminedHome LifeDangerous World Author:Patrick Stewart
“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'm dead against the idea that you should try to "cure" people of being gay.” PeopleShouldTryingIdeasGayCuresBeing Gay Author:Ian Mckellen
“On the day after 9/11, I walking through the smoke and the smells of New York. There were knots of policemen everywhere. As I went past one officer, he called out: "Hi, Magneto." That's an indication of X-Men's extraordinary reach.” MenPastNew YorkWalkingExtraordinarySmellSmokeOfficersPolicemenIndicationKnotsX MenMagneto Author:Ian Mckellen
“I love the Broadway audiences, who relish live drama and don't hesitate to display their enthusiasm.” AudienceDramaEnthusiasmDisplayBroadwayRelish Author:Ian Mckellen
“Success in the movies has pushed me to places I didn't know I was allowed to go.” Knows Author:Ian Mckellen