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... →
Ian Mckellen
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.
I always walk up the escalator on the Tube, and I live in a house with a lot of stairs, and that's good exercise, but you need more than that.
I know actors who have had to turn down good roles because they just don't pay enough. It's hard.
Tolkien is as good as Dickens at sketching a scene.
If you get criticized, good - I don't think people get criticized enough. People talk behind your back and they criticize you, but they don't... →
I am a huge admirer of Franklin Roosevelt's, and I believe social security has done untold good in alleviating the once-widespread issue of... →
Jon Meacham
As a southerner born after the epic events of the civil rights movement, I've always wondered how on earth people of good will could have... →
Whether one believes or not, religion is as real a force in the life of the world as economics or politics, and it demands fair-minded attention.... →
Here is a pretty good rule of thumb for Democratic Presidents: if it didn't work for Franklin D. Roosevelt, who won four terms and a World War... →