I love him for so many reasons. For Gandalf, for his hilarious hosting of SNL, for the fact that when he laughs he really laughs and you feel it. He is a genuine human being who can act but doesn't seem able to lie, if you know what I mean.
I had to giggle at the bit about the hotel bible. I stole one back in September and I'm trying to figure out which friend's bedside drawer it is going to randomly end up nestled in. The biggest sinner, more than likely. Damn. That is going to be a hard choice.
I had to giggle at the bit about the hotel bible. I stole one back in September and I'm trying to figure out which friend's bedside drawer it is going to randomly end up nestled in. The biggest sinner, more than likely. Damn. That is going to be a hard choice.
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Details: Is it true that when you stay at hotels you tear out the Bible page that condemns homosexuality?
Ian McKellen: I do, absolutely. I'm not proudly defacing the book, but it's a choice between removing that page and throwing away the whole Bible. And I'm not really the first: I got delivered a package of 40 of those pages—Leviticus 18:22—that had been torn out by a married couple I know. They put them on a bit of string so that I could hang it up in the bathroom.
Details: So did you?
Ian McKellen: It is in the bathroom, yes, but it's too much of a curiosity to actually put to use.
Details: Does it trouble you that after becoming one of the great Shakespearean players you'll probably be remembered as the wizard from a CGI blockbuster?
Ian McKellen: I'm well aware that when I go, the London Evening Standard billboard is going to say GANDALF DIES. No, it's fine. Gandalf is a great character, and I ride on the back of his popularity, not the other way around. And you could say I've missed out on having kids but I've grandfathered so many children through the role.
Link: http://www.details.com/celebrities-entertainment/men-of-the-moment/200910/wiseguy-lord-of-the-rings-actor-ian-mckellen
Details: Is it true that when you stay at hotels you tear out the Bible page that condemns homosexuality?
Ian McKellen: I do, absolutely. I'm not proudly defacing the book, but it's a choice between removing that page and throwing away the whole Bible. And I'm not really the first: I got delivered a package of 40 of those pages—Leviticus 18:22—that had been torn out by a married couple I know. They put them on a bit of string so that I could hang it up in the bathroom.
Details: So did you?
Ian McKellen: It is in the bathroom, yes, but it's too much of a curiosity to actually put to use.
Details: Does it trouble you that after becoming one of the great Shakespearean players you'll probably be remembered as the wizard from a CGI blockbuster?
Ian McKellen: I'm well aware that when I go, the London Evening Standard billboard is going to say GANDALF DIES. No, it's fine. Gandalf is a great character, and I ride on the back of his popularity, not the other way around. And you could say I've missed out on having kids but I've grandfathered so many children through the role.
Link: http://www.details.com/celebrities-entertainment/men-of-the-moment/200910/wiseguy-lord-of-the-rings-actor-ian-mckellen
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