Being compared to Ian Thorpe, that could be one of the greatest compliments you could ever get in swimming - being compared to him and Mark Spitz.
Being compared to Ian Thorpe, that could be one of the greatest compliments you could ever get in swimming - being compared to him and Mark Spitz.
I tend to discourage people from calling me 'Sir Ian,' because I don't like being separated out from the rest of the population. Of course, it can be useful if you're writing an official letter, like trying to get a visa or something passed through Parliament. They're impressed by these things.
Judi Dench and Ian McKellen taught me how to work hard and respect the theatre.
I think Ian McKellen made it all happen, because he used to throw dinner parties and invite everyone over.
I did quite a lot of the arranging, fitting different sections together, tempo changes, all sorts of things like that. I actually acted as a bridge between Robert and Ian. Not so much composing, rather presenting musical ideas at each rehearsal.
Now, I'll tell you something that might interest you. Casino Royale was the first Bond book that Ian Fleming ever wrote. And he couldn't get anybody to touch it, to publish it - he couldn't do anything about it at all. Nobody wanted to know.
Ian Gillan, Roger Glover and I wanted to be a hard rock band - we wanted to play rock and roll only.
I've had very good meetings with Unionist leaders, Democratic Unionist Party, Ian Paisley and his team.
I'd like to play Ian Paisley, actually. I'd need building up, though he's very frail now.
I've been grateful enough, smart enough to take the work with Ian McKellen in Gods And Monsters.
Ian McKellen is brilliant with research. I paid really close attention to the sources he goes to. He's a very, very intelligent man.
Ian and Sylvia, who, when you got right down to it, were essentially country and western singers. I just recorded his Four Strong Winds. It's a wonderful song.
If the word 'No' was removed from the English language, Ian Paisley would be speechless.
I think we felt the pressure more at first than this time around. But still you don't want to let anyone down. I never even met Patrick until we had a Christmas party at Ian McKellen's house on the first movie and then I didn't see him again until the premiere.
A guy called Arthur Brown... was a big influence of mine... and also Ian Anderson from Jethro Tull.
I created Batman about 10 years before Ian Fleming created James Bond.
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