“I was a shy gay man at a time when it was illegal to be gay.” — Ian Mckellen Quote

“I was a shy gay man at a time when it was illegal to be gay.”

“It's easier to go from theatre to film than the other way round. In film you're absolutely loved and cossetted and cared for. In film your director makes your performance. In theatre you're carrying it all.”

“I certainly wouldn't define myself as a northerner. I'm not even really sure what that means. I've lived in London for 50 years. I wasn't born here, but I have spent most of my life here. So I don't make much of it, to be honest. I'm just myself.”

“I'm gay, and I'm Black, and I'm a city slicker with no children.”

“I became the toast of London. A lot of people I met came from these really decadent families where the married men were gay and no one thought anything about it.”

“What Russia really needs is not gay rights but human rights, and the rule of law.”