Ian Mckellen Quotes
I think it's one thing to declare your sexuality, if you care about what that is. It's another thing to start talking in public about what you do in private and who you do it with. It's not that they [my significant others] don't want to be identified as gay, but that they don't want to be identified as ... with me.
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I'll sleep when I'm dead.
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My desire to experiment comes from my attention-deficit approach to cosmetics. I just get really bored, really easily.
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I realized what interested me as a student of film was one thing and the movies that I liked were another.
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So yeah, I am definitely a blues man at heart.
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You have to realize that up until about 1959, Africa was dominated by the colonial powers. And by the colonial powers of Europe having complete control over Africa, they projected Africa always in a negative light - jungles, savages, cannibals, nothing civilized.
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I want every episode to feel like we still haven't done this right yet.
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No matter what you do, if there's something you're afraid of, you need to break through it.
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Skiffle was a name that was attached to what was, in essence, American folk music with a beat.
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Fitness has always been one of the top priorities in my life because that's the way I grew up, with soccer being the sport of choice.
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I want to be respected as an actor. There's my ego. But I don't have a great need to be liked by an audience.
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When I record something, I'll take a drive and just listen.
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At the lodge the chief gave me many particulars which were relative to the late visit of the Spaniards.
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When men stop believing in God, it isn't that they then believe in nothing: they believe in everything.
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It makes no difference if I burn my bridges behind me - I never retreat.
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Math is one of my favorite subjects.
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I hear my songs being sung by females before I change them and make them into my voice.
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When you're young, you're always concerned about how you're being seen and how you're being criticized.
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Pigeons are among the most maligned urban wildlife despite the fact that human beings brought them to our shores and turned them loose in our cities - not something that they chose.
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I think the only time that I worry about looking good is on the red carpet.
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Often, sustainability is discussed only in the context of energy. Energy sustainability is essential - but the word has a much broader meaning. It means long-term thinking about how we manage our businesses, invest in social spending, and plan for the future. This requires vision and leadership, and it requires citizen engagement.
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I think people should be different. I love people who don't go by the rule that you have to be careful because you're old, you have to do this and that, you have to eat this and that.
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My favorite pastime is staring out the window. When I go on tour, I can spend hours and hours just staring out the window, thinking about nothing. I love all that.
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I think it's one thing to declare your sexuality, if you care about what that is. It's another thing to start talking in public about what you do in private and who you do it with. It's not that they [my significant others] don't want to be identified as gay, but that they don't want to be identified as ... with me.
