(12/5/03, about the cheering fans outside the InterContinentel Hotel, where he was staying in Wellington, New Zealand:) It`s like several Christmases all come at once. They all love Gandalf, but I`m like Father Christmas in the shop. I`m not the real one.
- Ian McKellenI guess this feels like four Birthdays and four Christmases, ... First, we`re going to see family and have dinner. I want to see everybody again-- just kind of see who grew up and who changed.
- Bill Ward