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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The mecca of filmmaking in the world just so happens to be in America. It's quite simply a case of us just going where the work is.
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I'm not good at narrative; I'm really a gag writer, and that comes from being in the newspaper comic strip world for a while in college. What I do is I just write tons of jokes, then I sort them out in terms of quality and then pick the best of the jokes and then try to form them into a plot. If I get a good theme going, I feel lucky.
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If my children were as unhappy as I was at school, I'd send them somewhere else, but it never occurred to my parents.
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This is not necessarily the answer people want, but ultimately, I think writing is an amoral process. Your ultimate responsibility is to the truth of the story you're trying to tell.
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What’s your name?' she asked, and surprised herself. But for some reason, she wanted to know. Dean’s brother—he hadn’t been just some nameless Bad Guy Number Four. This vampire wasn’t,either. He had a name, a history, maybe even people who cared what happened to him. My name is none of your business,' he said, and continued to stare out the window, even though there was nothing but blurry brick out there. Can I call you None for short?
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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.
