Ian Mckellen Quotes
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I tested for a couple of pilots, but they said I was too tall.
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Not all ideas will be accepted, but every idea deserves its own space, and every idea deserves to be expressed.
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I try to live my life in a holistic way, show that all of it intersects because I'm coming from the same place. Now, at the core of it, I'm just trying to connect and be there, so I'm trying to be there for my family, my wife, my kids, my friends.
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Understanding that being nervous, having doubts and lacking confidence are emotions that are human is how you deal with it. It is okay to feel that way... and then understanding that you can work through it.
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Like everything which is not the involuntary result of fleeting emotion but the creation of time and will, any marriage, happy or unhappy, is infinitely more interesting than any romance, however passionate.
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The more I talk about things, the more I understand myself.
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We are so Post-Modern that we don't realize how Post-Modern we are anymore.
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The true character of ministry is a servants heart.
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The entire value of a person is subjective to your relationship with them.
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I think when you suffer a tremendous loss, everybody needs love and support in tangible ways. And that's what people have done for us.
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I am pleased to tell you that he is finally getting some rest and is regaining his appetite as well.
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I'm a machine man, and I head a machine.
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If I'm not interested in a woman, I'm straight-forward. Right after sex, I usually say, 'I can't do this anymore. Thanks for coming over!'
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But acting just sort of happened and I found that I loved it. It was such a challenge.
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I don't like cooking just for myself; I enjoy feeding other people, particularly outdoors.
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Listen to the sounds of nature. Wishing you the best on your trek towards your dreams.
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Hollywood's built on insecurity. People are trying to prove things. And I probably have that. I probably do. Probably guilty of it, in a way.
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I believe that we haven't begun to understand the many forces that bind the physical world, any more than we understand our own minds and what they're capable of.
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Pitching... sometimes I did so poorly, it brought me to tears.
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If we can remain present and deal with the moment in front of us, no matter what our battle, then if we lose, we'll know that ultimately we weren't supposed to win that battle in the first place.
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I try to get to the beach every day. It brings sanity to my life. I'll just sit and read a book and enjoy the quiet.
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I lived in New York my whole life. Like every New Yorker, I have stories about spending summers on the Jersey shore, riding the roller coaster in Seaside that is now famous for that sickening photo of it being washed out to sea.
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Gandalf is ever-present in my life. I like it.
