How do I act so well? What I do is I pretend to be the person I'm portraying in the film or play.
Establishing the rights for gay people to be married would cost the Australian government nothing financially and would gain for you worldwide respect from people like us and, of course, would change lives enormously - the lives of gay people and of their friends and of their families and therefore of Australia as a whole.
My own death threats have declined considerably.
I certainly don't disparage someone whose attitude towards their work is utterly different from mine - that's up to them.
I think New York audiences are some of the brightest in the world, and certainly the most enthusiastic.
I can't make up my mind whether I want to dance like Josef Brown or dance with Josef Brown.
I owe a great deal to Harold Hobson, doyen drama critic of the 'U.K. Sunday Times,' who championed me as Shakespeare's Richard II at the 1969 Edinburgh Festival.
You put anyone in the outfit, and they look like Gandalf. Not that clever.
In Singapore, Malcolm X type of activity would be extremely difficult because the government can be very harsh on lawbreakers.
You mustn't upstage the bride.
Will I miss Gandalf? Well, I don't miss him, because people are constantly coming up to me mentioning him and talking about him, so I don't feel that I've lost contact.
When I appeared in 'Coronation Street,' I lived in Manchester and enjoyed it very much.
I know actors who have had to turn down good roles because they just don't pay enough. It's hard.
Gandalf the Grey was always the guy I prefer. Gandalf the White was driven to do a particular job, whereas Gandalf the Grey is a bit more humane.
When I've been asked what should be on my gravestone, I've said: 'Here lies Gandalf. He came out.' Two big achievements.
I don't think many people will re-read 'The Da Vinci Code.'
There are not many things in my life I can be absolutely proud of or certain I got right, but one of them is that I've got better as an actor. I've learnt how to do it. And I still have enough energy to do it.
I learned that coming out was crucial to self-esteem.
Quakers are terrific.
It's nice for me to be in touch with a younger generation.
My ambition is to get better as an actor.
The strength of British theatre should be that these actors in their middle years know what they're doing and are good at it. Not rich, not famous, but making a living.
I am lucky, I don't have aches and pains. I do Pilates regularly, which is a series of stretching exercises, and I recommend it to anyone of my age because the temptation is not to exercise when you get older. Well, you should.
There are people who've enjoyed my work in the theater, and they let me know that it was special for them. I'm not going to say, 'Well, you should have seen me as Gandalf!'
It's my impression that I've done every job that I've been asked to do.
No one seems to wash in Middle-earth.