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For old actors, just remember that inside you're only 14. Acting is for kids. You poor old grown-ups, you've forgotten how to do what kids know automatically.

Ian Mckellen

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Ian Mckellen
Age: 85
Born: 1939
Born: May 25
Actor
Film Actor
Preface Author
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Stage Actor
Television Actor
Theatrical Director
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County of York
Sir Ian Murray McKellen
Ian Murray McKellen
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