Ian McKellen relishes Machiavellian role in new film 'The Critic'
Briefly

"I think it's because central to his life is the fact that he's gay at a time when ... it was against the law for two men to make love in the 1930s in the U.K."
"If you spend your life being ill treated by the laws of the land and by other people's attitudes to your sexuality, is it any surprise that perhaps when it's possible, you take revenge on other innocent people?"
"You've compared me to livestock, creatures of the sea and an extinct bird. You've said my voice is fluting, grating, girlish and manly..."
"Oh, are you retiring?" said Erskine in response to Land's furious accusation, showcasing the sharp wit and exchanges that characterize their relationship.
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