Ian Mckellen Quotes
I'm only an actor. I'm not a writer. I'm not going to leave any legacy. All I've ever done is learn the lines and say them.
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We continue to be bullish on China.
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NATO remains the cornerstone of Atlantic security.
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We are not going to toy with our religion or any other. Nor are we going to barter. We are here to extend our hands to build peace and harmony.
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A big reason why I'm not a big TV watcher is that in my formative years as a viewer, there wasn't that much great television on, or at least, television that appealed to me.
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I have no problem with violence, I have no problem playing horrible people.
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Stillness of person and steadiness of features are signal marks of good breeding.
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A religious man is a person who holds God and man in one thought at one time, at all times, who suffers harm done to others, whose greatest passion is compassion, whose greatest strength is love and defiance of despair.
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Americans are more likely to watch a film in their own language. For the rest of the world, it doesn't matter so much.
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The first single I released, 'Anything Goes,' is probably one of the best-written songs I've heard in a long time. It takes somebody knowing who you are. Sometimes writers know who an artist is and what they want to say and how they sing. I will never be opposed to cutting a song if somebody nails my life and what I'm going through.
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Oh, I am an angel, though sometimes I wish I was more of a devil.
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The simpler I keep things, the better I play.
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Hairdressing in general hasn't been given the kudos it deserves. It's not recognised by enough people as a worthy craft.
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The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.
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You are not alone with a guy until you are a proper age. You don't go to certain levels with men until you are married or you have a certain relationship.
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Concealing what is shameful to you will never lead to anything of value.
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Once you're a Virginian, you're always a Virginian.
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Happiness exists only if you have a lot of people to share it with.
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I never intended for the Monster Ball to be a religious experience, it just became one.
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There are lots of reasons for that gap between men's and women's wages but to me, the big one is the work-family issue. Trying to juggle children and a job is tough under any circumstances, but especially if you're shooting for the kind of career that involves long hours at work and being on call 24-7.
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A lot of people think that fame is the Band-Aid that cures their ills. I'm no kid, and I knew long before I got famous that wasn't the deal. I'm the court jester, not the queen.
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I'll never leave 'Community,' no matter what. You're either a lifer, or you're not.
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I'm glad I won it because when I grew up the Pulitzer was the award that every composer wanted and I was like that too.
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Wise people say nothing in dangerous times.
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I'm only an actor. I'm not a writer. I'm not going to leave any legacy. All I've ever done is learn the lines and say them.
