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Ian McKellen: Being yourself is difficult
Updated On: 28 November, 2019 07:55 AM IST | Los Angeles | IANS
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Veteran star Ian McKellen says the one thing he hates about his job is having to be on display as himself. "I don't know. If they're successful at keeping secrets, how would I know? There are things that one does, one simply doesn't talk about. I think that may be true of everybody. But having a secret is only part of what it is to be a human being, in that we select which part of ourselves we decide to have on display," McKellen said when asked if it is fair to say that everyone has secrets.
"In one-to-one situation, that's relatively easy, but if you're talking to a disparate group of people, who is Ian McKellen on that occasion? And am I holding on to a secret if I just present one side of myself? It's difficult being yourself, I think. The side of acting -- of the job -- I don't really like is having to be on display as myself. But one's forced to be. Here I am, talking about myself, but most of the time I spend my life talking about other people," he added.
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