FastSaying

I pitched with a chip on my shoulder and it actually worked out good for me.


Ian Snell

  Email Quote to Friends   Link to Quote   Create Short URL  Publish Text About This Quote   Share on Facebook, Twitter, and more
  See Recommended Quotes For You

Related

I came in with a chip on my shoulder. I wanted to prove to myself and the coaches missing out on me ...
GREG ESLINGER I really had a chip on my shoulder, ... and it still comes out every now and then.
JOHN LENNON I have a huge chip on my shoulder.
ERIC CHURCH I do have a little chip on my shoulder. I want to make a name for this state. I want to represent th...
CARSON WENTZ I definitely play with a chip on my shoulder. Every play I'm trying to prove that I'm capable of bei...
MICHAEL FETTERMAN I dance like I have a chip on my shoulder. I dance salsa.
JAROD KINTZ I think Jamaal plays better with a chip on his shoulder.
BRANDON ROY Yeah, I have animosity, a chip on my shoulder. But I love, too.
YELAWOLF Pittsburgh's a team with a chip on its shoulder.
MIKE MARTZ I don't know if you can call it a chip on my shoulder or a monkey on my back, but I shed it today.
RORY SABBATINI I've been playing all four years with a chip on my shoulder. I just want to prove everybody wrong.
CRAIG SMITH To be completely frank, it really (ticked) me off, put a little bit of a chip on my shoulder. It gav...
ANDY RODDICK I'm somebody that has a very big competitive edge and a chip on my shoulder.
ERIN ANDREWS I've always had a chip on my shoulder. It kind of drives me. It's something that allows me t...
DANIEL CORMIER A chip on his shoulder
PROVERB He's revived. He's coming back with a chip on his shoulder.
ANTONIO PIERCE Leslie played with a little chip on her shoulder, but it was a good chip. It wasn't nasty or mean, b...
LYNN RIBOLINI He just has that chip-on-the-shoulder toughness, like a riverboat gambler. He's going for it. He's g...
BOBBY GONZALEZ He came in not with a chip on his shoulder, but with something to prove.
MIKE HOLMGREN I think we did come in with a little bit of a chip on our shoulder. We came out and did what we want...
CHAKHIA COLE We came in today with a chip on our shoulder to prove who we are.
BILL LAIMBEER A lot of people thought I was going to be a one-hit wonder, so I had that chip on my shoulder.
BUBBA SPARXXX All of us keep each other on the ground, and if I had a chip on my shoulder or a big head about this...
JOEY FATONE It's a nice location, actually. It worked out pretty good.
BRUCE VAN DE VELDE I actually got a crush on Anne Heche when I worked with her on Huckleberry Finn. It didn't work out.
ELIJAH WOOD I have a chip on my shoulder for Illinois. I haven't beaten them since I've been here, and I want to...
DAVID MOLINE It was pretty fast for me, actually. I worked on it in very concentrated ways. . . .
JAMES STILL I'm not going to say I have a chip on my shoulder. I'm not even thinking about last year. I can't wa...
EMIL BROWN It worked out really good for me.
BARRY JACKSON I hit my open shots - it was just my night, I guess. We had an idea that this game would be physical...
DARIUS WASHINGTON JR He got me started in the game and I know he wanted me to play. There's more pressure on me this week...
WOODY AUSTIN It's hard for a fellow to keep a chip on his shoulder if you allow him to take a bow.
BILLY ROSE I was like any other inner-city kid with a chip on his shoulder because his daddy and his mommy wasn...
TRACY MORGAN I think it'll be a good game. They have a chip on their shoulder and I like that because that's what...
TIM WALTON A chip on the shoulder indicates that there is wood higher up.
JACK HERBERT There's very few pitching coaches that I worked with that actually came out on the mound and tol...
PHIL NIEKRO My dorm is way too chaotic to work in. It would make my life a lot easier if Snell would stay open f...
PETER ANDERSON save my back, my arms, my shoulder - things I've had worked on.
BILL GLASSON save my back, my arms, my shoulder things I've had worked on.
BILL GLASSON save my back, my arms, my shoulder -- things I've had worked on.
BILL GLASSON save my back, my arms, my shoulder ? things I've had worked on.
BILL GLASSON save my back, my arms, my shoulder — things I've had worked on.
BILL GLASSON save my back, my arms, my shoulder — things I've had worked on.
BILL GLASSON At first I thought I'd be heading in there with a chip on my shoulder or something to prove, ... but...
JASON BOONE He came in with a chip on his shoulder. He's got something to prove. They did a good job picking him...
MUHSIN MUHAMMAD What Tom did a great job with was that he made sure this team had a chip on its shoulder.
JASON RABADEAUX We had a lucky poker chip that my granddaughter gave me and I rubbed that the whole time for good lu...
CHARLIE FEHRENBACH I turned into a fanatic, ... I worked out with the team and then did my own workout. I doubled up on...
MARCUS GREEN Remember, a chip on the shoulder is a sure sign of wood higher up.
BRIGHAM YOUNG Honestly, I felt confident. Today (in practice) I was horrible, but my team did a good job helping m...
CHAD REED Coach (Davis) just tapped me on the shoulder and said, 'It's your game, take over,' and I went out a...
MICHELLE GATES It's hard for a fellow to keep a chip on his shoulder if you allow him to take a bow
BILLY ROSE It's hard for a fellow to keep a chip on his shoulder if you allow him to take a bow.
BILLY ROSE It's easy for me to be a Scotsman because of the overwhelming feeling of most people in Scotland of ...
BILL FORSYTH We had a little chip on our shoulder after what we did last week.
CURTIS MARTIN I hope the kids have a chip on their shoulder after what happened to them up there. We need to get t...
CHAD WHITWORTH Portsmouth just really came out with a chip on their shoulder tonight. Basically, Portsmouth went wh...
MIKE ROMPS We played a good game in that one. Brett pitched a good game and helped us out with a good performan...
ANDY KEITH Its tough. I felt really good. I pitched well early and, actually, that was the only pitch that I fe...
KYLE DAVIES 'Rent' was a special project for me. It was my first notable screenplay job. I worked with t...
STEPHEN CHBOSKY We had a little chip on our shoulder, losing the way we did last week.
CURTIS MARTIN It's my whole life of being the little guy and having a little chip on my shoulder, from year to...
DOUG FLUTIE I actually went out there this morning because they told me not to. Somebody worked their ass off to...
TERRY FRANCONA A chip on the shoulder is too heavy a piece of baggage to carry through life.
JOHN HANCOCK I used it quite a bit today. It worked pretty good. I was happy with it. I threw it for my third str...
BECCA ANDERSON We're not as arrogant as they think we are. And I don't think they have a chip on their shoulder as ...
JAMIE MORRIS People can punch me in the shoulder and it still probably wouldn't bother me as much as raising my a...
AISHA JEFFERSON After the falling out with my father, I worked on a couple of ranches - thoroughbred layup farms, ac...
SAM SHEPARD There I was, for several hours, directing traffic with a parrot on my shoulder. It was a blast!
WALTER GOSSETT I worked on my hitting and my defense. I got help down there from the hitting coach and manager. The...
LUIS RIVAS I'm sure they're thinking we're a lowly Division III team and they'll come in and pound us. But if w...
ERIC KETTENHOFEN Offensively, we need to come out with a chip on our shoulder. Basically, the whole team needs to com...
LANCE WHITESIDE And now they are making claims about my behavior, which is outrageous. This family obviously has a c...
DREW BARRYMORE The semiconductor sector in general is in very good shape; the industry hasn't invested enough in ca...
JOE OSHA You have to play with a chip on your shoulder when you are on the road, especially in this league. I...
ALLEGGRIE GUINN I think what I try to do with all the naysayers, negative comments, or even people that think you ca...
ERIN ANDREWS I have worked with several art directors and production designers who are just magnificent. Dave Get...
ROY CONLI He's mean as a snake, has a big chip on his shoulder and can fly. That's the perfect football player...
TERRY GOUGH He was young and he had some problems. Now, he's starting to get that chip (on his shoulder). Once h...
BRIAN CLODI When I went to the [Classic], my shoulder was ready for Spring Training. I went over there and we're...
FRANK CATALANOTTO Rankings don't mean anything to me, but it was fuel for the fire for our guys and I hope they go in ...
LUKE MICHAELSON We worked hard on defense this week. We got another good pitching outing. Stevie pitched well and hi...
CYNTHIA ZEA Put this one on me. Jo-Jo pitched his heart out, but I made two mistakes. I will take the blame for ...
DIRK WILLIAMS I am thrilled to be the new team captain. I am sure that the pressures I've faced on centre court wi...
BORIS BECKER That kind of person can be done without a chip on his shoulder. I didn't want to be on a successful ...
ISAIAH WASHINGTON I think he has a chance to be really good. I was probably more impressed in person than I was on tap...
RAY GIACOLETTI It was a good shoulder-to-shoulder. He's a little bigger than me, and it was a clean hit.
AARON BOONE As an athlete, success is not just about winning; it is about working hard and giving it all you hav...
ROHAN BOPANNA Dave pitched great. I was able to hold them down and we scored some runs and made some plays, so it ...
MATT MORRIS I've trained with Dave since my sophomore year. I actually worked there last year. I helped out some...
BOONE FREUND I pitched pretty good, but I know I can pitch better. But my defense backed me up a lot.
JENNIFER MARTIN It was a good day for Chip.
HOWARD WRIGHT We've got a chip on our shoulder. We've won two state titles, and we want to do that year after year...
LEROY FOSTER I've known Ian for a while. It's not about beating the best pitcher. He's still my buddy. I'll proba...
STEVEN WRIGHT The way we played out there and the way they whipped our butts, that's going to motivate us. That's ...
DREW RICHARDS QPR has not sacked Ian but we are concerned about recent performances and the effect the speculation...
GIANNI PALADINI There's a little shoulder, a little bit of my back out, ... They've really gone out of their way to ...
TONI BRAXTON Andy pitched very well. He's actually pitched with more velocity than he had tonight, and a little b...
PHIL GARNER Basically 50 and Scrappy were already good friends, ... While we were out on tour, 50 came to me wit...
LIL JON And then we jerked to a stop. Jared was blocking the exit. "Have you lost your mind, Ian?" he asked,...
STEPHENIE MEYER

More Ian Snell

I faced Chris Carpenter in my last start, and he's probably going to win the Cy Young Award, so it d...
IAN SNELL It's a lot looser camp, and that's what we kind of needed. It helps you feel more comfortable on the...
IAN SNELL I'm not the typical ballplayer. I don't drive a fancy car like a lot of guys. I don't get wrapped up...
IAN SNELL I think it's time for me to get a major-league job. I really don't know what else I have to prove in...
IAN SNELL Oh man, it felt great out there. It felt like everything was working all the way through.
IAN SNELL I faced Chris Carpenter in my last start, and he's probably going to win the Cy Young Award, so it d...
IAN SNELL I hope they don't judge me on this one. Or the ones before it.
IAN SNELL I'm going to cherish this for a long time. He's a pitcher I grew up idolizing and wanted to be like.
IAN SNELL I thought I was getting squeezed a little bit. I wanted to lose control, but I just kept my composur...
IAN SNELL To tell you the truth, I have no idea. That's up to them. I'm just doing my job. Whatever they need ...
IAN SNELL Oh, yeah - I could see myself as a catch and shooter, come off curls and shooting. I really feel goo...
TONY SNELL It was a rough game. They have good athletes, they are physical. We had our hands full, no question ...
BOB SNELL Another big thing that made a difference was we have a lot of seniors and we were able to hold onto ...
BOB SNELL In high school, it's a critical position. A bad snap is worth 50 yards of field position.
BOB SNELL Experience at that position is vital. With nine games under his belt, and the leadership he's shown,...
BOB SNELL He's a very physical kid and is one of our toughest kids, especially on the pass rush side of things...
BOB SNELL He's 100 percent now. He went to conditioning classes and you'd never know he was injured at all.
BOB SNELL We're looking for him to make good decisions and run our offense like he did last season.
BOB SNELL He's a very intelligent player with speed and size and he hits.
BOB SNELL There was no rhythm to the entire game, really.
BOB SNELL We're moving him to slot back and he'll get a lot of option pitches and run pass routes. He has grea...
BOB SNELL Mac Publishing covers the entire Mac Industry, and tonight we put them in the same room for a worthy...
JASON SNELL It's been a while since our defense won a game. We were on the ropes. They probably had 35 snaps the...
BOB SNELL Boiling too long has happened to anyone who has ever boiled sap, even professionals. Anyone who says...
JOHN SNELL As a teenager I had no idea that I had the potential to win an Olympic gold medal and my athletic ca...
PETER SNELL In fact, I hope he's here long enough that he can eventually take my job.
DOUG SNELL He has a lot of support.
DOUG SNELL We think our football program is in pretty good shape. We have good facilities, good equipment and g...
DOUG SNELL Cooper Automotive is an excellent strategic fit with Federal-Mogul. The addition of this premier man...
DICK SNELL We are now well positioned as a world leading consolidator of systems and modules in our industry. A...
DICK SNELL Always what was missing was this whole home theater concept. The new Mac mini has solved all those p...
JASON SNELL Unfortunately, our tests suggest that the remarkable results of Apple's published tests aren't refle...
JASON SNELL Unfortunately, our tests suggest that the remarkable results of Apple's published tests aren't refle...
JASON SNELL We played good defense and were putting the ball in play the first couple of innings. Finally in the...
LORI SNELL I was proud to see them hit with such force and I know they were too. This game gave our hitters a l...
LORI SNELL We played great team defense. The girls maintained their intensity the whole game.
LORI SNELL Our first goal is to be number one in our region. We have to take care of business there before we c...
LORI SNELL The girls are excited about this event and ready to put on a show. We need the support of community ...
LORI SNELL That speaks volumes for her ability level.
LORI SNELL She is a hard worker and an exceptional ball player with lots of skills. Her pitching and hitting sk...
LORI SNELL She has good movement and good speed on her pitches. Speed is important, but that movement is key an...
LORI SNELL Pitching and hitting are her strongest areas and that is what she will be used the most. She is defi...
LORI SNELL This is the low-hanging fruit when it comes to saving money.
LISA SNELL School districts are regularly complaining about the need for more money, and so they need to system...
LISA SNELL Hopefully when people are driving down the highway and see her picture, they'll start asking who she...
LISA SNELL It's always somebody like the Hell's Angels that are going to have to enforce our constitutional rig...
KAREN SNELL We anticipate the Hell's Angels will be recovering more money before this is over, from the city. It...
KAREN SNELL They never needed any of the evidence at all. In the course of seizing the evidence, they destroyed ...
KAREN SNELL That's a good sign, we've got something to work with.
JOE SNELL But that's still a big field. We have to identify exactly what we want and how we're going to get th...
JOE SNELL We're at an economic crossroads.
JOE SNELL We're not having to spend any money to do this, and I'm proud of that.
JOE SNELL I've very disappointed in the rankings, because the reality is that such rankings do hurt us, whethe...
JOE SNELL I love that neighborhood, ... We can walk the streets in the evening and my children can play outsid...
ROBERT SNELL A book tour is not a good opportunity to let your mind wander. You have to pay attention, remember s...
IAN FRAZIER Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. Three times is enemy action.
IAN FLEMING There is something magical about three you know - a trio is tight and nicely economical.
IAN WILLIAMS Seventy years old! How did that happen? I was part of the generation that wasn't going to die.
IAN MCSHANE Training a puppy is like raising a child. Every single interaction is a training opportunity.
IAN DUNBAR Once you're halfway home, you know that you can probably get the rest of the way there.
JANIS IAN I'm still swimming.
IAN THORPE For myself, losing is not coming second. It's getting out of the water knowing you could have do...
IAN THORPE I've enjoyed training again, I've enjoyed pushing myself in the pool and I'll keep on sw...
IAN THORPE Maybe one of the only things I do well: I cook like a maniac! I would be a chef if I weren't an ...
IAN SOMERHALDER I don't ever want anything to come in the way of me truthfully telling a story.
IAN SOMERHALDER You spend enough time on set as an actor and it's great when a director was at some point an act...
IAN SOMERHALDER The coming together of like-minded individuals through action is what's needed to see wide sprea...
IAN SOMERHALDER I don't know how to do anything else other than be an actor. If I wasn't in this, I would be...
IAN SOMERHALDER Kids are meeting in coffee shops and basements figuring out what's unsustainable in their commun...
IAN SOMERHALDER They say the way to a man's heart is through his stomach. It's the same way with women... or...
IAN SOMERHALDER Oceans are one of the most important things in the world now and that is a national security threat ...
IAN SOMERHALDER I can't let time move on without fighting tooth and nail and hopefully being a part of a revolut...
IAN SOMERHALDER Every love story needs a catalyst of some sort.
IAN SOMERHALDER I don't care how hot a girl is - if she doesn't like animals, it would be a major, major pro...
IAN SOMERHALDER I've sorta learned that I'm so tired of taking myself so seriously. It's so great to sho...
IAN SOMERHALDER A lot of things that happen in the world make me a bit crazy.
IAN SOMERHALDER You can't get anywhere without the people who have come into your life.
IAN SOMERHALDER There are always decades that interest people. For me, that's the Roaring Twenties.
IAN SOMERHALDER I always try to be reasonable and effective.
IAN SMITH Every human being makes mistakes.
IAN SMITH Declaring independence was the most traumatic decision I had to live up to. Because I didn't wan...
IAN SMITH Freedom. And Justice. If you have those two, it covers everything. You must stick to those principle...
IAN SMITH Status based on wealth is an old-fashioned idea; I find it repugnant, actually.
IAN SCHRAGER My best vacation was renting a boat and motoring along the Adriatic, going along the Croatian coast,...
IAN SCHRAGER I have to be more universal than my projects, but no less innovative.
IAN SCHRAGER The trimmings of wealth are not as important to me and my generation as they were to my parents'...
IAN SCHRAGER I consider myself fortunate to have grown up in Brooklyn. It's what gave me my drive to succeed,...
IAN SCHRAGER Great ideas have no attachment to either money or class.
IAN SCHRAGER I'm not into nostalgia, and I only look back to find lessons.
IAN SCHRAGER Good design is good business.
IAN SCHRAGER People say you should go out at the top but I was enjoying my football so much. Robbie Fowler's ...
IAN RUSH I like the Stereophonics. I know the lead singer, Kelly Jones, and there's the Welsh connection.
IAN RUSH I just wanted to play as long as I could. When you stop playing, you're not going to get it back...
IAN RUSH I think great players can play in any year, that's why they're great. A lot of it is down to...
IAN RUSH I've done my coaching badges, I've got my Pro Licence, but I enjoy what I'm doing now. I...
IAN RUSH The only thing I can cook is Welsh rarebit.
IAN RUSH There are a lot of famous comedians from Liverpool, then obviously the Beatles, and the football clu...
IAN RUSH This is why cup finals are so special because on the day anyone can beat anyone. That's what it&...
IAN RUSH I was so shy when I was younger. When I first went to Liverpool I didn't say a word for a year.
IAN RUSH You can enjoy yourself, but you need to look after yourself as well.
IAN RUSH It's different from Liverpool. Boston seems to be a friendly place.
IAN RUSH I love horse racing, I play golf, and I love travelling.
IAN RUSH Mainly it's the parents who remember me. But the kids today, what they do is go and Google you. ...
IAN RUSH Moving from Wales to Italy is like moving to a different country.
IAN RUSH I've got a place in Portugal, which I like very much, but I've just been working in Malaysia...
IAN RUSH I couldn't settle in Italy - it was like living in a foreign country.
IAN RUSH In India, kids need someone to look up to. They've got it in cricket: they have Tendulkar and ot...
IAN RUSH You've got to have a dream... if you don't have any big dreams, nothing happens.
IAN RUSH I don't have many friends. It's not because I'm a misanthrope. It's because I'm ...
IAN RANKIN A lot of writers, especially crime writers, have an image that we think we're trying to keep up ...
IAN RANKIN Right from the very beginning, I knew I wanted to write palpably Scottish fiction.
IAN RANKIN No matter how many awards you've won or how many sales you've got, come the next book it'...
IAN RANKIN My first novel was turned down by half a dozen publishers. And even after having published five or s...
IAN RANKIN You need a great idea, but then you've got to carry it through. If you get it right, you're ...
IAN RANKIN I wrote my first short story for a competition and won second prize. Another competition came up and...
IAN RANKIN I'm often asked how I write books, but I don't think my approach is suitable for everyone. I...
IAN RANKIN The most difficult part of any crime novel is the plotting. It all begins simply enough, but soon yo...
IAN RANKIN I'm interested in Scotland now and then, how it's changed. I want to get the reader to think...
IAN RANKIN I think writers have to be proactive: they've got to use new technology and social media. Yes, i...
IAN RANKIN At all times, think like a writer, and keep those antennae twitching - that way, you pick up new ide...
IAN RANKIN I've always written. At the age of six or seven, I would get sheets of A4 paper and fold them in...
IAN RANKIN I remember back in the early '70s, when I had a disastrous Grand Prix, my wife, Lynn, said to me...
IAN MILLAR It's always a thrill to wear the flag and ride for Canada in any competition, but especially the...
IAN MILLAR I would never want to be selected to a team just because I am going to set a record. It's critic...
IAN MILLAR I work out every morning for an hour while in front of the news channel or business channels, then I...
IAN MILLAR When we train a horse to do a certain job, we're training the horse to be like a soldier, and ye...
IAN MILLAR The minute I put my leg on a horse and say, 'Come on, let's go,' I absolutely believe th...
IAN MILLAR Obviously, as you get a little older, you are not going to be quite as quick or quite as strong, and...
IAN MILLAR If you persevere long enough, if you do the right things long enough, the right things will happen.
IAN MILLAR I come from the liberal side of thinking: Better one guilty man should walk free than one innocent m...
IAN MCSHANE Blackbeard is probably the most infamous pirate who ever lived. He's one of those characters for...
IAN MCSHANE Mum and Dad were both happy for me to do what I wanted.
IAN MCSHANE People tweet before they think, and it becomes obsessive.
IAN MCSHANE Acting is great therapy - you get to do things you'd normally get arrested for.
IAN MCSHANE My daughter said, 'I don't think granddad really suits you.'
IAN MCSHANE The bad boys get all the best lines.
IAN MCSHANE When you're in your early 20s, you go ahead and do everything. And it's very hard to judge y...
IAN MCSHANE Bosses will tell you they are looking for something different but they're not, actually.
IAN MCSHANE I mean, I'm an actor. I do what comes along.
IAN MCSHANE Acting's boring.
IAN MCSHANE I think the reason 'Sexy Beast' was so good was it wasn't just another run-of-the-mill g...
IAN MCSHANE I had a bit of a male menopause. It started at the age of 18 and continued until I was 45.
IAN MCSHANE My second marriage was to a girl I met in Manchester, kept a long-distance relationship going for tw...
IAN MCSHANE Every actor has to love and loathe the character he plays.
IAN MCSHANE If I'd had the choice when I was 14, and someone had said to me, 'You can either be a footba...
IAN MCSHANE You set paths for yourself, but as you get older, things change.
IAN MCSHANE There's only two kinds of actors - good ones and bad ones... and lucky ones and unlucky ones.
IAN MCSHANE You don't particularly want to stay close to your ex-wife. Or why would she be your ex-wife?
IAN MCSHANE When you're doing a medieval show like 'Pillars,' it starts off a bit like a school play...
IAN MCSHANE I'm from the disco era where everybody thought they were John Travolta... What song is going to ...
IAN MCSHANE What you do is, you just do the gig, enjoy, get on with it, and treat the rest as horse doodle.
IAN MCSHANE My dad was a football player - a soccer player - for Manchester United, and I loved playing football...
IAN MCSHANE It's tough to be 68 and dating. I've given it up now.
IAN MCLAGAN I only seem to date younger women.
IAN MCLAGAN The Small Faces are thought to be a one-hit wonder in America because we only had 'Itchycoo Park...
IAN MCLAGAN The Small Faces was such a different band than the Faces. I know three of us are the same, but when ...
IAN MCLAGAN When I joined Small Faces, we occasionally would bump into The Who. And Keith Moon and I became firm...
IAN MCLAGAN Small Faces were really a soul band as far as we were concerned. That's what we listened to; tha...
IAN MCLAGAN We had something very special in the Faces. We were blessed to have the fun we had.
IAN MCLAGAN I am so blessed that all I've done in my professional life, since I was 17-18, is play music and...
IAN MCLAGAN What I do for migraines when I get them, I listen to classical music, and I turn it up really loud.
IAN MCLAGAN You don't stop thinking about women just because your wife dies. It's terrible, but you know...
IAN MCLAGAN I loved rock and roll when that came in, Bill Haley, Little Richard, Fats Domino, Buddy Holly, Elvis...
IAN MCLAGAN Until I came out, my acting was all about disguise, and thereafter it became about telling the truth...
IAN MCKELLEN You always think that 70 is the end of the road: 'Somebody died when they were 73; good life'...
IAN MCKELLEN What's upsetting about an autobiography is that the final chapter is always missing. I mean, you...
IAN MCKELLEN Godot is whatever it is in life that you are waiting for: 'I'm waiting to win the lottery. I...
IAN MCKELLEN I tend to discourage people from calling me 'Sir Ian,' because I don't like being separa...
IAN MCKELLEN I think the point to be understood is that we're all different. I've never been a fan of the...
IAN MCKELLEN If I was on a march at the moment I would be saying to everyone: 'Be honest with each other. Adm...
IAN MCKELLEN I love the Broadway audiences, who relish live drama and don't hesitate to display their enthusi...
IAN MCKELLEN Personally, coming out was one of the most important things I've ever done, lifting from my shou...
IAN MCKELLEN It's only fair that stable gay relationships of long standing should have the same rights and re...
IAN MCKELLEN I have little routines in the theater. Once I've established something, like the order of puttin...
IAN MCKELLEN There is a fantasy as old as the modern gay rights movement that if all our skins turned lavender ov...
IAN MCKELLEN You mustn't upstage the bride.
IAN MCKELLEN What I particularly like about Broadway is the camaraderie and the friendship of other people in oth...
IAN MCKELLEN So it's joyful to me, in my 71st year, to be able to be in a play that is absolutely right for m...
IAN MCKELLEN I like sleeping a lot.
IAN MCKELLEN Shakespeare's villains are fabulous because none of them know that they are villains. Well, some...
IAN MCKELLEN My friends are my family.
IAN MCKELLEN I headed out to have a breather at the stage door, dressed in my tramp costume. I had my bowler hat ...
IAN MCKELLEN Try and understand what part you have to play in the world in which you live. There's more to li...
IAN MCKELLEN I've often thought the Bible should have a disclaimer in the front saying, 'This is fiction....
IAN MCKELLEN I usually eat in my friend Tom Corcoran's place - the Siam Thai in Monkstown. I go there for a v...
IAN MCKEEVER I have never had the money to make too many large purchases.
IAN MCKEEVER I don't spend a lot on holidays, but have been very fortunate to travel extensively through doin...
IAN MCKEEVER I don't hold grudges.
IAN MCEWAN The end of secrecy would be the end of the novel - especially the English novel. The English novel r...
IAN MCEWAN The best way to tell people about climate change is through non-fiction. There's a vast literatu...
IAN MCEWAN It's good to get your hands dirty a bit and to test how you see things at a given point. And it&...
IAN MCEWAN I've yet to meet somebody who said, 'Your stories are so revolting I couldn't read them....
IAN MCEWAN Atheists have as much conscience, possibly more, than people with deep religious conviction, and the...
IAN MCEWAN It should simply be an empirical matter whether the climate is changing or not and whether we're...
IAN MCEWAN Reading reviews makes you thin-skinned. It's like waves washing layers off your skin.
IAN MCEWAN Not being boring is quite a challenge.
IAN MCEWAN One has to have the courage of one's pessimism.
IAN MCEWAN I apologize for being obvious, but every time I watch the curtain come down on even a halfway decent...
IAN MCEWAN I was an intimate sort of child who never spoke up in groups. I preferred close friends.
IAN MCEWAN What I've discovered and really confirmed to myself is that opera really likes loud colours, and...
IAN MCEWAN