About Ian Mckellen:
Sir Ian Murray McKellen is an English actor. He is the recipient of six Laurence Olivier Awards, a Tony Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, a BIF Award, two Saturn Awards, four Drama Desk Awards and two Critics' Choice Awards. He has also received two Academy Award nominations, four BAFTA nominations and five Emmy Award nominations. McKellen's work spans genres ranging from Shakespearean and modern theatre to popular fantasy and science fiction. His film roles include Gandalf in The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit trilogies and Magneto in the X-Men films.
People on television have trouble with fame because audiences think they're their mates.
Ian MckellenOn the whole, actors shout when they don't know what they're doing, trying to make an impact.
Ian MckellenThe press like to talk to actors. They mustn't be surprised when actors talk back to them.
Ian Mckellen