“When I came out, I told my stepmother Gladys, and she just said she ha...” — Ian Mckellen Quote

“When I came out, I told my stepmother Gladys, and she just said she had known for years and was glad I wasn't lying anymore.”

“There are still times in my life where I pull back from being totally honest, and I can't imagine a single straight person who would understand that.”

“The conventional wisdom is that if you are gay, you cannot play the romantic straight lead in a movie.”

“You know one little way in which baseball changes us? We don't even think twice about Japanese names anymore. You know what I mean?”

“Diversity isn't just a hallmark of big cities anymore.”

“I don't want to sing songs around trees anymore.”