I've had enough of being a gay icon! I've had enough of all this hard …

Ian Mckellen
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I've had enough of being a gay icon! I've had enough of all this hard work, because, since I came out, I keep getting all these parts, and my career's taken off. I want a quiet life. I'm going back into the closet. But I can't get back into the closet, because it's absolutely jam-packed full of other actors. ✨ Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
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