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I know actors who have had to turn down good roles because they just don't pay enough. It's hard.

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The one thing you can ask, I think, is that actors get paid a living wage. I would like it if all the repertory theatres that currently exist could do that. It would make a huge difference.

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Who does understand life?

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I have lots of fans, they are mostly under the age of 12, boys and girls.

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Gandalf's a good guy, and it's a good part. He says the right things, he believes the right things. An actor can have fun with it.

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There's lots of Tolkien that must be confusing to people.

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Tolkien is as good as Dickens at sketching a scene.

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In the '50s and '60s, the life of a gay man was a secret. Homosexuality was illegal, so you didn't draw attention to yourself.

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Even now, there are young actors who want careers as romantic leading men, and the best thing is not to reveal you're gay.

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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.

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Actor

Born: May 25th, 1939

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