Sir Ian McKellen has said he doesn't think he is the "top choice" for film directors adding that there are many films he wishes he'd "had a go at."
The Lord of the Rings star told Esquire, "I don't think I'm top choice. In theatre - for Shakespeare - I'm quite near the top, but not for all directors.
"In film, I'm way, way down. Spielberg's never asked to work with me, Tarantino has never asked, Sam Mendes has never asked. It isn't as if there's a long list of films I've turned down but there are plenty I wish I'd had a go at. That's the truth."
The 75-year-old star joked that the internet gets in the way of him learning his lines, "I've always loved dictionaries and encyclopaedias. Now you get all that on your computer. It's fantastic. You're looking up something about Dickens and you're invited to explore more and more.
"I don't know if that's wasting time or not but it doesn't help me to learn lines."
