Ian McKellen: 'Gandalf the Grey likes boogieing around Hobbiton and having a drink'
Ian McKellen mesmerised us as a classical actor, but his portrayal of Tolkien's Gandalf has made him a global superstar. Here, he talks to Euan Ferguson about wizards, why the world is a more accepting place and the joy of owning a pubIt's not quite a hole in the ground and Gandalf is not " yet " blowing complex smoke rings of dragons chasing pirate ships, but there is a still a welcomely ruminative, smoky, timeless …