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Ian Mckellen on Colbert Show.
Feb 6, 2026 8:11 PM
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Ian Mckellen on Colbert Show.
BeachsideBarghest
Sir Ian Murray McKellen FUCKS!
Superchao
https://imgur.com/v0aXLDx
TheRealArclight
angelicwhiskers
❤️
tellyourdogilovethem
Here’s the extended version https://youtu.be/2l2RqzVG4ag
Cookie0fPower
Absolutely stunning. 💯
stonecoldstevebuschemi
ihavethelowground
https://media3.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPWE1NzM3M2U1b21xdm5yYnI3ZjN2dG56NDNua2toMTJ2c2ltMmp1ZTZubWt6Z2FzcSZlcD12MV9naWZzX3NlYXJjaCZjdD1n/CNAhQuDceLwwo/200w.webp
66gent
1) This is the equivalent of a musician doing an interview then a song and should happen WAAAYYY more with top talent actors like Sir Ian and 2) The fact I had no idea what this material was yet still got goosebumps is my evidence to support #1
1PoorThor
The people who understand aren't the ones who need to hear. Evil fools cannot be reasoned with or convinced of their fault.
zFUBARz
I don't have the link handy, but it's worth finding the whole extended interview online. Not hard on YouTube.
RedJacketHero
None of the people who need to hear this have any idea what it means
OrgsDevors
I have tears streaming down my face
MichikoTheJungleFox
A tear rolled down my cheek as I watched this performance. 10/10
JerzeeTomato
Goosebumps the entire time for me...
NeverShaveYourDuck
"And that, Gentlemen, is how we do that!" -- James Lovell, Apollo 13.
cantfocusenoughtoread
Holy shit, he is amazing. So moving. Full body chills.
pmrvt8021
When the actor understand the words…so can the rest of us
measuredby5
He can read me the phone book. Damn!
WillemHellfire
God damn, he's so good. I saw this the other day and was quite moved. Bill was prescient and McKellen gave it the gravitas, so deserving, to a very lucky audience.
KosmsLabyrinth
Since conservatives and their ilk are so opposed to the good regard of the collective, I offer that we make a place for them, an island of cannibalistic fervor and hate where they might indulge in their most greusom and base impulses, a place where they and only they are placed, to feed upon one another and only one another like the parasitic vermin they are, and to that place we send all peoples that have such a lack of empathy.
Epstein's island will do.
KosmsLabyrinth
Never before in history hasn't become so easy to identify and cut out the cancer which plagues the human race for they have marked themselves with the red hats and black masks of abusers and proudly named themselves acolytes of cruelty. It is not we who need judge the individual to name them as one who lacks empathy, but it is they in their cruel disregard for their fellow man who have named themselves proudly in front of all of us.
limukohou
A master of his craft but personally not a fan of Shakespeare.
BoogiesOogie
You can not be a fan of Shakespeare and still appreciate the message of this monologue
shalafi71
You have to see it done properly, though we miss a lot of inside jokes and slang. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117509
juzzfuzz
Earl, tea grey, hot. Patrick Stewart accidentally says to the replicator. And then it prints out Ian
jaggcomputing5
It is a recurring theme throughout history. In one form or another it appears in all the great religious texts. It doesn't appear in Steve Miller's diary.
andexer
A man whose heart is so directly connect with his being. Such astounding skill, and so well matched to a writer of equal depth.
Blunderwriter
Da-amn!!!!!!!!!!! Damn. Damn. thumbs up.
lightfoot2
good lord
Schoctane
This man is a treasure.
marthafarquar
Its from an Elizabethan play called Sir Thomas More attributed to Shakespeare. More was a lawyer, judge, philosopher, author, theologian, and noted Renaissance humanist. He served Henry VIII as Lord Chancellor and was executed for refusing to acknowledge Henry as supreme head of the Church of England and the annulment of his marriage to Catherine of Aragon. Thomas More is also the originator of the concept of a Utopia and wrote the book of that name in 1516.
HYPEdriveMusic
Thank you.
Every single part of this post is absolutely bang on.
❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
azazyel
Also there's an original script of this written by Shakespeare in the British museum, only know script of his to survive
azazyel
https://qz.com/786163/the-banned-400-year-old-shakespearean-speech-being-used-for-refugee-rights-today
shalafi71
Seeing it printed vs. well-acted changes everything. The former is hard to get thru, and I'm a great reader, the later is perfectly clear.
cantfocusenoughtoread
He is so very good at that!
weave
This strikes deep and timely and he delivered it with soul and precision. This is a fantastic example of a master of the craft
shalafi71
Most clear version of Shakespeare I've seen. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117509 Incredible acting, directing, everything.
weave
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120866/ was my personal favourite
FrancsTireur
https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0097499/
The best part is the night before the battle of agincourt. My personal favourite is the prayer he offers to God but the whole array of scenes that make up the night before are all equally worthy.
unclefishbits
YOU ARE GOING TO LOVE ANDREW SCOTT!!!!!!! His "to be" work has a pacing and timing that makes the speech make complete sense to people who have never seen a skilled adaptation and performance! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdZVR4Ry3jQ
davegur
This is damn good. When an actor understanding what they are saying, Shakespeare is good enough to let the words speak for themselves. Throwing the ‘I am an ACTor’ voice at it is a style that just gets in the way.
camn333
I'm not a fan of theater, but god damn, that man is good at it.
shalafi71
Really hard to project to an auditorium without sounding over the top. That's why so many early actors seemed off, they came from the stage.
ByteeBandit
As a rare breed of theatre kid who was not obnoxious and catty I can attest to both the obnoxiousness and cattyness of theatre kids. I found it attracted alot of us who wanted to pretend to be normal, only to find out that being ourselves is just more fun. Also turns out Shakespeare is swoon worthy no matter the era. The ladies always seemed more interested once when you passionately expressed yourself donning tight pantaloons
VitaminJay
Theatre can be amazing, even transcendent. Theatre Kids are some of the most obnoxious, catty people that turns most people off Theatre.
shalafi71
Watch the 90s version of Romeo and Juliet with DiCaprio and Danes. Acted well, you can finally understand most of what's going on.
GrandmaSlappy
Why bother to say the first part?
MeMonty
Good theatre hits like a brick to the head wether you like theatre or not.
thedarkcanuck
I've seen and participated in a lot of bad community theater, but this is on another level. Actors of that calibre are captivating to watch.
unclefishbits
It's because most people aren't capable of doing it well. Here's Andrew Scott with a pacing and flow that will finally make you understand that to be or not to be speech. He is perfect https://youtu.be/q6CLdCl9TB0?si=eqhonMmunWQDQdiT
aka184mommie
I'm always amazed at the amount of idioms, phrases, expressions, from Shakespeare still in use today! The language so deep...
AzaellexTytalus
Wow this is the best delivery of this speech I’ve ever heard.
beachbum273
https://youtu.be/k6z6LfdTNQg?t=363
This is my personal favorite. I used it for an audition. Got about thirty seconds in before the director cut me. I was shocked, because I thought I' completely blown it, when I thought I was just hitting my stride.
Imagine my surprise when he said he'd always suspected I would be an excellent addition to one of his productions, and he was so pleased to be right. I went from feeling confident, to devastated, to feeling ten feet tall. Miss that man so much.
Grendels2dCousinOnceRemoved
That is a fabulous recitation of Shakespeare's most famous and least grasped soliloquy, and the start of a fascinating rabbit hole. But watching it, I felt like I was watching Moriarty deliver the speech.
cantfocusenoughtoread
Lol, I closed my eyes