Ian Mckellen Quotes
Before acting, I wanted to become a journalist. I also toyed with the idea of being a chef - but that's only when people asked me what I wanted to be. In fact, I always used to say I wanted to be an actor, but I didn't ever believe that I was good enough to be come one.
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A long life in journalism convinced me many presidents ago that there should be a large air space between a journalist and the head of a state.
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I don't think many of us launched ourselves into the world of writing books fully formed.
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Men do not value a good deed unless it brings a reward.
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I think talent makes me really attracted to someone more than anything.
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I'm learning as I go. I don't know everything. I never had anybody to look at, nobody ever taught me, and where I'm from I didn't have any famous role models.
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What really matters is what's on the inside.
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When 'Mulholland Dr.' was voted the Best Film of the Decade, that was very meaningful for me. That film opened up incredible doors for me, and I believe that that was the reason I was given opportunities to play all kinds of characters.
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I'm a sci-fi girl. If I can have anything in life, I'd want tons of great science-fiction movies and stories. It's so progressive, beautiful, and imaginative.
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Metaphysics is a dark ocean without shores or lighthouse, strewn with many a philosophic wreck.
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You can't play it safe if you want to get ahead.
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Be there for your kids. Later, when you need them, they'll be there for you.
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The mind is but too naturally prone to pleasure, but too easily yielded to dissipation.
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It's really hard for kids nowadays: you can get a decent education, but there are no jobs out there. You worry about how they are ever going to afford to live anywhere.
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Fiction about mining has a long tradition - Emile Zola's 'Germinal' and Upton Sinclair's 'King Coal' come to mind - and most readers will be aware of the industry's harsh conditions.
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I was very involved with school by the time I was 15 and wasn't working much as a model.
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Saving Milly was a break from this effort because I felt that it was time to be part of something that could shed light on a disease everyone feels they know, when most know so little.
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When you're in trouble, all you need is your bank card and passport, and you're fine.
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Our soldiers show every single day that they are more than good enough.
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You can't manufacture a career as an actor because you aren't in control of what projects come to you, unless you are No. 1, two, three or four in the world.
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The best educated human being is the one who understands most about the life in which he is placed.
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If you are nice, and keep your promise, we will be in paradise.
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In the rush of today's world, and with more than half of us now living in cities, the majority of people are less and less connected with the spectacle of nature.
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Before acting, I wanted to become a journalist. I also toyed with the idea of being a chef - but that's only when people asked me what I wanted to be. In fact, I always used to say I wanted to be an actor, but I didn't ever believe that I was good enough to be come one.
