Ian Mckellen Quotes

When I went to lobby Nelson Mandela while the post-apartheid constitution was being drafted, I asked him to endorse making it illegal to discriminate on grounds of sexuality. I'd been warned that he might giggle if I mentioned homosexuality.

Ian Mckellen

Quotes to Explore

If Bill jumps into something that relies on a lot of cymbals, I'll jump into something that relies on a lot of skin sounds; if he goes into metal tones, I'll go into wood, and so on. I basically play in his holes.

Pat Mastelotto Mr. Mister
- Jump
- Skin
- Wood
Philanthropy is natural. For a mother, taking care of her children is natural. If I am rich, I take care of the poor, like a mother would.

Manoj Bhargava
- Children
- Mother
- Care
I don't feel I'm qualified to be a coach outside the high school level. I think I would need to do more education to really be a good coach.

Carl Lewis
- Good
- School
- High
There will always be spies. We have to have them. Without them we wouldn't have got Osama bin Laden - it took us years, but it happened.

Gary Oldman
- Always
- Years
- Without
Everything is global now. It's not London, it's not Spain, it's not Italy - everything is everywhere. So you have to be everywhere, I guess.

Manolo Blahnik
- You
- Now
- London
I never thought I wouldn't succeed. Not because I thought I was good-looking - I just thought I would make it.

Babette March
- Good
- Thought
- Just