Ian Mckellen Quotes
I've played an awful lot of people that other people would call villains, but that isn't a very helpful attitude to have if you're about to play them. They are just people, and they may do dreadful things and say dreadful things, but your job as an actor is to know why they do them or say them.
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I always wanted to do a bit of Bollywood and a bit of Hollywood.
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Just being the seeker, somebody whose open to spiritual enlightenment, is in itself the important thing and it's the reward for being a seeker in this world.
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I didn't want to give up my Illinois driver's license and was unaware that was a crime. It is, by the way, in the state of California. Lesson learned. I technically broke a law, so technically I deserve whatever I get.
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I've done some music for films and I really enjoy doing it.
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It makes sense to have cameras in places where terrorism and crime are of particular concern - such as in Times Square or near major bridges and tunnels. It would be more troubling to learn, however, that the government has focused cameras on the front doors of our homes just to keep track of our comings and goings.
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I conveniently was not accepted to film school, which I applied to in 1987, and so I decided I would become a filmmaker instead of a student.
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I have had two knee surgeries on my right knee: that was my jumping leg that I jumped off for years and years.
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Everybody goes through a phase of fatigue, and I am no different. Re-inventing yourself in your profession is the key to deal with fatigue.
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Whenever I read a script, I start recasting the role that I might play. I'm like, 'God, this should be played by Domhnall Gleeson, not me.'
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And I've been walking 'round with memories way too long.
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Most interviewers are looking for a headline. They're not skilled. They're looking for shock value.
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Horses are in our DNA. We used them way before cars for commuting.
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I love walks, hiking, exploring and being on the beach.
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Science is a way of thinking much more than it is a body of knowledge.
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Gee, its lonesome in the outfield. It's hard to keep awake with nothing to do.
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In the morning, I always use a cube of ice on my face – it gives me a natural lift.
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I think that 'Family Guy' is hysterical. It's edgy and hip - and they can do whatever they want to do because it's animated and they're not limited by budget.
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I see a New York that is once again the empire state.
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Show me a good loser and I'll show you an idiot.
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Science fiction, extrasensory perception, and black people are judged by the worst elements they produce.
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I've been lucky enough - well, maybe unlucky enough - to have had a lot of friends who have had their ups and downs. And for an actor, that's good. Life experience in any regard is good. So I've seen a lot and I've had my own experiences.
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I like using concrete imagery, but I don't feel that's what it's about. It's a combination of concrete and abstract to take the listener somewhere they know better than you. That's true for music, seeing a painting, watching a movie... it's all some kind of an escape.
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I've played an awful lot of people that other people would call villains, but that isn't a very helpful attitude to have if you're about to play them. They are just people, and they may do dreadful things and say dreadful things, but your job as an actor is to know why they do them or say them.
